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I think what Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is saying is that him and is buddies at the Arizona DPS didn't f*ck up royal and falsely arrest Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., slander him in the media, and illegally lock him up for 7 months.
I think Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery wants us to believe the fantastic line of BS that Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. is guilty as charged and as soon as him and his incompetent clowns can find, or make up the evidence he will be charged with the crime and convicted. F*ck you Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery the only clown in this case is you and your mean spirited prosecutors in the Maricopa County Attorneys office, along with the Keystone piggies in the Arizona DPS. What Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is well know for is arresting medical marijuana patients and medical marijuana caretakers on bogus charges and railroading them. It's time to throw Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery *ss out of office. Personally I think the only reason that Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. was arrested on these charges was that the Arizona DPS and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery though he was a pasty who could be railroaded for the charges making Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery and the incompetent clowns the DPS look like crime fighting heroes.
Montgomery: Phoenix freeway shooting probe continues Megan Cassidy, The Republic | azcentral.com 4:19 p.m. MST April 27, 2016 County Attorney Bill Montgomery remains tight-lipped about the "freeway shooter" case and the case against Leslie Merritt Jr. Nate Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery remained tight-lipped about the now-dismantled “freeway shooter” case at a news conference Wednesday morning, repeatedly citing his ethical role as prosecutor in what he described as an ongoing investigation. Montgomery reiterated that his office was still working with the Arizona Department of Public Safety to investigate the string of freeway shootings that shook the Valley last summer. At the request of prosecutors, a judge on Monday dismissed the case against Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, who for months was jailed on charges stemming from the case. The case was dismissed without prejudice, however, meaning county attorneys potentially could refile against Merritt. Montgomery said the dismissal will allow prosecutors more time to review areas of further investigation. "We will not be rushed at the expense of our professional and ethical obligations as prosecutors," he said. "There are no external pressures or timelines overlaying this particular case." Merritt’s attorneys have asked a judge to order the release of court documents that are still under seal, in hopes to remove the “veil of secrecy” over the case. Montgomery said prosecutors would respond to this particular challenge in court but indicated the prosecutors weren’t ready to unlock the case’s many undisclosed details. Attorneys are not required to reveal any information on their trial strategies or assessments of the evidence, he said. "I am not going to waive that privilege in answering questions today or any other day, while the case is pending," he said. “It’s unfair to my deputy county attorneys who are handling those cases because it unnecessarily hampers their ability to do their job." In a motion filed Tuesday morning, defense attorneys Jason Lamm and Ulises Ferragut argued that any previous reservations about releasing the materials no longer are relevant. The motion noted that the court had been concerned that public dissemination of certain materials potentially could taint a jury pool or could allow media or citizens to contact witnesses. “But those concerns are now moot that this case has been dismissed,” the motion states. Phoenix freeway-shootings case Montgomery addressed the topic of Lucien Haag, a state-funded expert who called into question ballistics information tying Merritt to the crimes. The existence of Haag’s report was first revealed in court last week, touching off a chain of events that culminated in the case’s dismissal Monday. It was prosecutors’ information, Montgomery stressed, that resulted in the state’s request to drop the case. “There’s been no Perry Mason moment, where the defense provided something to us and all of a sudden it drove a particular decision,” he said. Montgomery dismissed the notion that Haag’s hire was unusual or that it signaled doubt in DPS’s underlying investigation. “There are a lot of instances in which we may go out and seek another expert opinion, maybe to address another aspect of the case that has been raised before trial,” he said. Merritt was arrested Sept. 18, bringing relief to Valley commuters on edge after a string of freeway shootings. Beginning in late August, DPS officials counted 11 separate incidents in which vehicles had been struck with a bullet or other projectiles. Merritt was linked to four of the incidents through a gun he had recently pawned. Problems in the case The case hit snags from the get-go, after DPS officials were forced to adjust the timeline on when they believed one of the incidents took place. But the beginning of the end began last week, when both prosecutors and defense attorneys acknowledged in open court the existence of Haag’s report. Lamm said Haag’s findings removed any remaining evidence tying Merritt to the case. Superior Court Judge Warren Granville subsequently removed the $150,000 bond, allowing Merritt to walk out of jail the same day. Prosecutors moved to dismiss the case late Friday evening, setting the stage for Granville’s ruling Monday morning. Defense attorneys said they plan to ask Granville to dismiss the case with prejudice, thereby removing the option for prosecutors to refile charges. More articles about how Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is framing Leslie Allen Merritt Jr.
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