Reply #102: More complete story

[Marie26]

This is just from the Google cache of the yanked story. It's pretty interesting.

"Witness Claims Guardsman Attack Not What It Seems"

PARKLAND, Wash. -- A witness who spoke to KIRO 7 Eyewitness News on the condition that he remains anonymous said he saw Tuesday’s assault involving a Washington National Guardsman in Parkland.

The witness claimed he saw at least three men in military uniforms confront and assault a man dressed in civilian clothing. "There was an SUV but there was three guys that were in a military suit that came out to jump that guy. Now I think it's kind of pathetic for them to do that," the eyewitness told KIRO 7.

Investigators with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department are looking into the eyewitness’s claim and the inconsistencies with the report filed by Alexander Powell, the Guardsman who said he was attacked and beaten because he was wearing a military uniform.

Powell contacted a different local television station about the incident before it had been investigated by the sheriff’s department, and then declined to talk about the case, claiming the National Guard told him not to. ...

"We're not saying that it didn't happen but we are definitely going to take a look at some inconsistencies," Detective Ed Troyer with the Pierce County Sheriff Dept. ...