NJ Law Enforcement Appear to Contradict Dobbs' Version of Gunfire Incident

[sufrommich]

New Jersey state police seem to be contradicting CNN Host Lou Dobbs' account of a gunfire incident near his Sussex County, New Jersey, house.

He observed that in the ongoing police investigation sparked by Dobbs' complaint, "nothing has been determined what the intended target for this bullet was." Nor did Jones confirm whether the shots near Dobbs' house appeared to be an accident or intentional.

Another New Jersey State Police spokesperson, Sgt. Julian Castellanos, noted that "it's a wide open area and there are hunters in the area." Castellanos explained that the bullet had hit the house in vicinity of the attic; it "hit the vinyl siding and fell to the ground" without penetrating the vinyl, he said.

While Lou Dobbs' wife, Debi Lee Segura, was standing outside the house at the time of the gunfire, the bullet did not come close to her; it "struck at the apex of the house, near the roof," and thus considerably higher than a standing person, Jones observed.

Jones says he had not seen any mention of death threats in the reports about this incident. As Dobbs stated on his October 26 radio show, the CNN host had "decided not to report" "threatening phone calls" he says he has received.

When asked to comment for this story, Dobbs disputed the New Jersey State Police's account, saying in an email that "there was no hunting season underway three weeks ago." However, an official at the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Law Enforcement confirmed in a phone interview that state hunting seasons were underway at the time of the gunfire incident three weeks ago.

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[NJmaverick]

1. His wife was speaking to a male employee of Dobbs

quite possibly a grounds keeper. I would like to see if that employee is one of those evil immigrants Dobbs is always going on about. As for the bullet his wife stood a chance of getting a bruise if it had hit her (considering it couldn't even penetrate his vinyl siding).

[snagglepuss]

2. When I first heard this story I was angry that someone was attempting to kill

Dobbs even though I don't agree with his views. On second thought I wondered if he hadn't perhaps staged this himself to garner sympathy. At the moment it doesn't look to good for Dobbs. :shrug:

[sufrommich]

3. I think it's a case of Dobbs hyperbole. To hit vinyl siding

and bounce off, that bullet had to have been traveling quite a distance. Dobbs saw his chance to act like a martyr. nt

[snagglepuss]

4. That sounds more likely. Ironically he's avidly anti-gun control so it

appears chickens are coming home to roost.