Waco Hearings - DAY 3
Waco Hearings - DAY 3
WACO HEARINGS: 3:30 - 4:32PM - Master Number 10934 - INTRODUCTION: The following footage from the Waco Hearings consists of the questioning of the eighth group of panelists. The panelists are: Ms. Joy Sparks; Texas Department of Child Services, George Morrison; Los Angeles Police Department, Tim Evans; Attorney, John Koleman; formerly of Los Angeles County Police Department and Victor Oboyskii, President of Law Enforcement Officers Association. Representative Barr and Conyers present questions, and or statements to the panelists. 15:30:02 Old footage from Master Number 10934 shows the Sub-Committee Chamber in recess. 15:33:00 Fresh footage still shows the Sub-Committee Chamber in recess. 16:22:52 Chairman Zeliff calls the Sub-Committee Chamber back to order. THERE IS A 12 SECOND BLOCK OF FOOTAGE THAT IS WITHOUT AUDIO. 16:24:07 Congressman Barr begins his time by asking Mr. Evans how long he has been practicing law. He replies over 25 years. Mr. Evans is then asked if he is familiar with bail procedures. He replies that he is. Congressman Barr then asks him if he has heard previous testimony concerning why David Koresh was not arrested off of the compound, in reference to, him being able to make bond. Mr. Evans states he heard the testimony, and that it is not accurate. Continuing on, Mr. Evans states that any federal charge will automatically hold a suspect for three days without bond pending their arraignment in court. Rep. Barr then relocates himself to the floor where an easel stands displaying various enlarged documents. Referencing to one document, he states that it is a directive from the Justice Department to the Treasury Department ordering them not to conduct interviews. Another document concerns the ATF's Shooting Review. After addressing another, Congressman Barr asks Mr. Evans if these documents represent standard operating procedures. He replies that they do not. Continuing on with Mr. Evans, Rep. Barr asks him if he has ever seen documents like these before. Mr. Evans replies no, and adds they're very descriptive. 16:29:11 Congressman Conyers begins his time by asking Mr. Evans if he has examined ATF's search warrant. He replies yes. Rep. Conyers then asks him if he challenged its' validity. He replies that he did not. Mr. Evans is then asked if he thought that it was valid. He states that it was reasonably sufficient. Turing to Mr. Koleman, Congressman Conyers asks of his background. He replies that the majority of his experience is in civilian law enforcement. Mr. Kolemanis then asked if he can comment on the use of CS-Gas, and he replies that it is used for crowd control and on barricaded suspects. Rep. Conyers then asks about CS-Gas's health hazards. Mr. Koleman responds he has used, or seen it used, in hundreds of cases, and that it has never caused health problems. He adds that he has also reviewed a British report that testifies to its safety. 16:32:00 TAPE OUT.