Police arrest ex-girlfriend of gunman in Sikh killings

[maddezmom]

Source: USA Today

South Milwaukee police have arrested the ex-girlfriend of the man believed to be the gunman in a shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin Sunday that left seven people, including the suspect, Wade Michael Page, dead.

Misty Cook, a 31-year-old nursing student, is tentatively facing a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, the Associated Press reports, quoting South Milwaukee police. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes that Cook has a previous felony conviction.

There was no immediate indication that Cook's arrest is linked to the shooting Sunday in Oak Creek that also left three people injured, including a police officer.

Before their breakup in June, Cook and Page lived in a South Milwaukee duplex, WISN-TV news reports.


Misty Cook, a former girlfriend of Wade Page, the man authorities say killed six people in a Sikh temple in Milwaukee before being gunned down, is seen here, far right, wearing a T-shirt with the name of the extremist right-wing group Volksfront.

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/08/police-arrest-ex-girlfriend-of-suspect-in-sikh-killings-/1#.UCJbMU2PW8A

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Sikh temple shooting: Gunman's ex-girlfriend arrested
An unauthorized gun is found at the residence of Misty Cook, who reportedly has ties to white supremacist groups.

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Misty Cook, a 31-year-old waitress and nursing student with reported ties to white supremacist organizations, was arrested Tuesday in a joint investigation with the FBI on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Wade Michael Page, the gunman shot dead by police at the temple Sunday, had lived with her until moving to a separate residence a few weeks ago.

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Cook shared Page's interest in the white power movement and was active in at least two neo-Nazi organizations, according to the Anti-Defamation League, which monitors hate groups. The ADL had information on Page and Cook going back several years, and ADL researchers said Page appeared to have moved to Wisconsin to be with her.

Cook sent a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday, saying she could not comment and asking for privacy. "If I could say something to ease the pain of the victims and their families, I would gladly do so," she wrote. "Unfortunately, words do not begin to heal the pain they are going through."

more:http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-milwaukee-sikh-shootings-20120808,0,5440658.story

[tanyev]

1. Didn't the initial reports say he was dropped off at the temple?

I've been wondering why no one else had been arrested.

[maddezmom]

2. don't remember hearing one way or another but there has

been no mention of a car at the scene.

[CBGLuthier]

3. White Supremacist too dumb to get rid of the gun after her boyfriend commits mass murder?

Exactly in what way are these stupid assholes supposed to be superior?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

14. proper grammar requires using "Dumb" in the same sentence as "White Supremacist"

Check Hoyle if you don't believe me.

[obamanut2012]

24. I thought that, too

[Jack Rabbit]

43. Hmmmmm . . . .

The sentence (The) white supremacist (is) dumb is perfectly good, since dumb is simply the object of the sentence in which white supremacist is the subject. It may not tell us anything we don't already know, but there's really nothing wrong with it.

Now, there is something wrong with the sentence Misty is a dumb white supremacist since dumb is an adjective modifying white supremacist and is therefore redundant. It's not a big thing, either, unless you were my third grade teacher.

I hope that clarifies the issue.

[MADem]

49. He had the gun(s) with him--he used one of them to shoot himself in the head.

From what I understand, she was in possession of a gun as a felon--that was her issue (or the excuse they used to arrest her).

Cook was taken into custody on the grounds that she is prohibited from having a gun as a convicted felon, a federal law enforcement official said. Cook was convicted in 2002 for fleeing and eluding a traffic officer.

Milwaukee police released a statement Tuesday after the arrest of Misty Cook, saying, "In a joint investigation with the FBI, the South Milwaukee Police Department has arrested Misty Cook on the crime of felon in possession of a firearm. Charges will be sought through the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office."

There's no indication Cook was involved with the attack. Much like her ex-boyfriend, according to the Anti-Defamation League, Cook was involved in white supremacy. The ADL has photos of Cook wearing a T-shirt with the name of the extremist right-wing group Volksfront. The group said that Cook had not been involved since 2008.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-gunman-wade-michael-pages-girlfriend-arrested/story?id=16954183#.UCLiGk2PXg8

[bonniebgood]

4. I have heard more than one white person say

that racism is a mental illness. since this shooting so-called ex-racist admitted that they
have to commit crimes in order to join those kinds of organizations.

So why are they allowed to buy or keep their guns? they are mental ill and admit to having
committed crimes? oh yea we have our own taliban right here in amerakkka.
I guess we have to start locking down the churches and hospitals with metal detector doors.

[WestWisconsinDem]

5. you can thank Scott Walker for that one

With Wisconsin's new incredibly permissive gun laws, it's damn near impossible to bar anyone but a convicted felon from legally owning a gun.

[Lurks Often]

10. Wrong

Federal law still applies to ALL firearms purchased from a FFL (firearms dealer). If he changed to Wisconsin law regarding in-state, private sales between state residents, please provide your proof.

[DainBramaged]

12. Defending the gun laws I see.........

yep make sure no sentence threatens your little gun world....

[Lurks Often]

21. The Federal laws governing the transfer of firearms

haven't changed, but of course you knew that, not that it stopped you from posting one of your snide little remarks that do nothing to further the discussion at hand.

[DainBramaged]

23. Federal firearms laws haven't stopped a single massacre or gun crime

I could have been more than snide.


Meh

[Hoyt]

32. [phone]

[yardwork]

36. Nobody can say that. It is impossible to prove that something wouldn't have happened.

I have no idea whether or not federal firearms laws have stopped massacres and other gun crimes but I'm reasonably certain that they have. Since the crimes didn't occur we don't hear about them. I'd be interested to hear what a federal official had to say. I suspect that the ATF and FBI know of numerous situations that were defused because they were able to enforce federal laws. Who knows what would have happened without intervention? Nobody can say for sure.

[DainBramaged]

38. As long as firearms are easier to buy than Benadryl, this will continue

no one can prove a single law stopped on life from being taken, not one.

[Ashgrey77]

39. Keep moving those goalposts, classy............

[DainBramaged]

46. Gunshills, gotta love 'em

classy this

[Lurks Often]

40. So you have some statistics from a reputable source,

such as the FBI/DOJ to back up your allegation that "Federal firearms laws haven't stopped a single massacre or gun crime"?

[DainBramaged]

44. Meh

All you NRA shills bleat 'statistics, citations'

go peddle your death to someone who rubs his guns I'm not fucking interested in keep the conversation going.

[Lurks Often]

45. So what you are saying that

since you are unable to come up with any facts that support your statement, you've decided to make rude remarks instead. Typical of those who are in favor of gun control, unable to argue logically or come up with facts to disprove a statement, they fall back on insulting the people they disagree with.

[DainBramaged]

11. She is a convicted felon......

[yardwork]

35. That's probably true, but this guy actually bought five handguns in North Carolina.

It isn't clear to me from news reports where the exact handgun used in these murders was purchased, but it has been reported that he bought five in North Carolina, legally. He passed background checks.

[Dustlawyer]

9. I guess it's ok then for the church members to hate ALL Christians and no Christian

Church can be built anywhere near that Temple!

[neohippie]

13. I'm not sure what you are implying here

The Sikh religion is tolerant of all other religions, they don't hate anyone and respect all other faiths, so what is it you are trying to say here DustLawyer? I'm confused by your comment

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. Sniff. Does anyone else smell baked troll?

[sarcasmo]

29. Burnt troll.

[peace13]

27. Where was the hate?

Very sad comment!

[coalition_unwilling]

42. Welcome to my Ignore list, douchebag - n/t

[Marrah_G]

47. You have zero knowledge about the people of that temple

[4th law of robotics]

41. Your post doesn't really make sense

He wasn't diagnosed with mental illness before this. And if he wasn't convicted of anything before this he'd have a clean record.

So is your point that people who state while they're purchasing the gun that they intend to use it in a crime ought to be barred from owning one? Because I'm pretty sure that never happens.

[Iggo]

6. Stupid fucking nazis. (n/t)

[masmdu]

7. She (or any avowed racist) should not be allowed to become a nurse...how could she be trusted to

care for somebody when they may be part of a group she detest?

[Ed Suspicious]

8. She very likely wouldn't have been able to become a practicing nurse. Felony convictions are frowned

upon by the credential granting body. The article called her a nursing student. Probably would have been really angry when she found that out.

[SemperEadem]

18. she was probably learning how to treat wounds

for her comrades should they require medical attention but wanted to avoid hospitals in their upcoming little war they get the heavy thigh sweats over.

[formercia]

31. YUP!

[obamanut2012]

25. Exactly -- no state would grant her alicense

She was training to treat her wounded fascist buddies in the coming Race War, I'm betting.

Was she even in a legit nursing program?

[Rozlee]

48. State licensing boards are tougher than nursing schools

Nursing schools will ask about your background and will do a background check and a case-by-case decision based on type of offense, how much time has passed since offense and what type of restitution. State boards of nursing will be thorough and more unforgiving. A military buddy of mine who was a 91 C (LVN) was accepted to RN school and graduated on the president's honor roll, but was denied to take the NCLEX-RN exam for licensure. He'd committed shoplifting, vandalism and D/D as a teen that the military overlooked, but the Texas State Board of Nursing wasn't going to. But, other states were willing to let him to sit for the exam, so he was given an assignment at another military hospital in another state. A civilian nurse would have gone through all that for nothing. Having said that, in such a high profile case involving a mass shooting stemming from a hate crime, this woman, with her "strong association with the white supremacist movement" will probably, hopefully, not be allowed to remain in nursing school.

[MADem]

50. She was a convicted felon. See the clip I posted upthread...

Key bit from the snippet:


Cook was taken into custody on the grounds that she is prohibited from having a gun as a convicted felon, a federal law enforcement official said. Cook was convicted in 2002 for fleeing and eluding a traffic officer.

[Rozlee]

51. Cook is cooked.

[shanti]

37. you'd be surprised....

being a nurse doesn't automatically grant one florence nightengale sainthood. it's a JOB, and it pays well! anectodal, yes, but i personally know of at least two rightwing christian RNs. they both hate obama.

[bushisanidiot]

16. How the hell did that loser get a gf?

she must be a real "winner".

[Tom Ripley]

19. Always remember...Hitler had a girlfriend

[onehandle]

17. Guns and white supremacists go together like white on rice. nt

[kestrel91316]

20. We let people like her into nursing school??

I suspect if she somehow manages to graduate in spite of this new arrest, that her career will be short. She's a convicted felon, and now she is known around the world as a white supremacist and world-class hater.

Perhaps she can take up waiting tables in the neighborhood neo-nazi bar.

[revolution breeze]

28. I would like to see her have to work at a trauma center in an inner city

The first time she refuses to treat a minority, she gets kicked out and black-balled the rest of her career!

[dangin]

22. These White People specifically...

I'm white. Has anyone else noticed that the white supremacists are not even "supreme" among their own race. They are typically the bottom rungs of the "white race". Subconsciously, I think this informs their massive inferiority complexes. This and an utter lack of significant education.

[revolution breeze]

26. Poor social skills, usually they were the bullies

in elementary school, but ended up getting their butts kicked in jr. high and high school, had no plan for after high school.

[zeemike]

30. and man will she be a great resource for the FBI.

With charges hanging over her head they have bargaining chips to pump her for information about the White supremacist.

[Hoyt]

33. I sure hope they can bring down every terrorist cell Page frequented.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

34. "extremist right-wing group Volksfront."

Expect to see to usual claim that Hitler was a Lefty.