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the crow Police are planning to question the adult children of two prominent Democ rats as early as today in the wide-ranging probe into who, early on elec tion day, slashed the tires of 20 vans and cars rented by the Republican Party. The investigation has already led to the Tuesday arrest of Opel E Simmon s III, a veteran party activist from Virginia in town to work on John Ke rry's presidential campaign. Simmons, 33, was released Thursday afternoo n without being charged. Sources told us that police, who are being assisted by the FBI, plan to s peak to Michael Pratt, son of former Acting Mayor Marvin Pratt, and Supr eme Solar Allah, the son of state Sen. Gwen Moore, who won a seat in the US Congress on Tuesday. Allah's given name is Sowande Omokunde, and h e lives in Moore's north side home, according to her campaign finance re ports. Officials declined to say what role the two sons might have played in the incident or what they might know about it. But numerous police sources made it clear that detectives from the police intelligence division want to quiz them soon. "They will be talked to," one insider said Thursday evening. Even though authorities have not talked to his son, sources said, Marvin Pratt has contacted the Police Department to inquire about the case. The senior Pratt - the chairman of Kerry's Milwaukee campaign - also popp ed up on the scene Tuesday night when police arrived to arrest Simmons o n a vandalism charge. Also witnessing the arrest, sources said, was some one videotaping the bust. Neither Marvin nor Michael Pratt returned a call or responded to a messag e left at Marvin Pratt's house. Because of the sensitive nature of the investigation and the possible inv olvement of the children of two of the area's best-known politicians, so urces said, Police Chief Nannette Hegerty called Mayor Tom Barrett on We dnesday to tell him police would be speaking to Pratt and Allah. A spokesman for the mayor's office confirmed Thursday that "the chief has briefed the mayor on the situation." It's standard for the police chief to keep the mayor in the loop when investigating a politically sensitiv e case. Milwaukee police are looking to talk with many more people than just the two sons of the prominent pols. "They'd like to talk to at least five people," said one source familiar w ith the investigation. On Tuesday morning, the tires of 20 cars and vans rented by Republican Pa rty officials to carry voters to the polls were sliced. The discovery wa s made at 6:30 am The rental cars were parked near a GOP office in the 7100 block of W Cap itol Drive. Police originally said a guard saw a man running from the Re publican offices around 6:45 am Records show Simmons was booked into the police holding facility at 10:35 pm Tuesday on an allegation of less than $2,500 worth of property dam age. He was released Thursday afternoon, at the direction of the distric t attorney's office, without being charged. Sources said his arrest was directly tied to the tire-slashing incident. According to those sources, Simmons is cooperating with investigators. For the past 14 years, he's also been active in Democratic politics, work ing as a community organizer on two previous presidential campaigns. In September, he was named the "base voter director" for the Democratic Par ty of Virginia. Soon afterward, Simmons was dispatched to Wisconsin to oversee a corps of 250 volunteers canvassing Milwaukee's north side for Kerry's campaign, according to a story last week in the Hartford Courant. "His army has knocked on 94,000 doors on Milwaukee's predominantly black north side and will finish knocking on all 125,000 by Friday," the Coura nt story said. "Then they'll spend the weekend going back to selected ho mes." Milwaukee police were led to Simmons because a campaign car linked to the incident had been assigned to him, according to sources. Milwaukee police are leading the investigation, and the DA's office will decide whether to level charges. Depending on the total amount of damage s, the perpetrators could face felonies. The US attorney's office is also keeping an eye on the matter. Federal prosecutors could get directly involved later because the slashing invol ved a political campaign.
View Replies To: the crow Supreme Solar Allah, the son of state Sen. Gwen Moore, who won a seat in the US Congress on Tuesday. I think I might name one of my kids "Ultimate Frisbee Comet Allah."
the local TV stations are not report ing the names of the suspects "because they have not been charged yet." Anyone think that conservatives would receive the same luxury?
View Replies To: the crow Police are planning to question the adult children of two prominent Democ rats as early as today in the wide-ranging probe into who, early on elec tion day, slashed the tires of 20 vans and cars rented by the Republican Party.
View Replies To: the crow C'mon, destruction of property is allowed in leftist America. Just like d estruction of property and rioting after a sports team wins/loses.
View Replies To: the crow The perpetrator should be charged with sedition, subversion of a Federal election, and any other crime that can be found, and the buttface needs to go to prison for 5 years.
I swear I'm gonna name my son something crazy like "Patton Libkicker (SirL's last name)" and my daughter "Attila". And if they wan t their weekly allowance those upside-down, blindfolded M1911a1 fieldstr ip times had better drop PDQ!
View Replies To: the crow Strange fact #1: There is a woman who named her son, "Sowande Omokunde." Strange fact #2: The son apparently thought it wasn't weird enough, so he changed it to "Supreme Solar Allah." Strange fact #3: That woman was elected to the US House or Representative s Wow.
View Replies To: Viet-Boat-Rider The perpetrator should be charged with sedition, subversion of a Federal election, and any other crime that can be found, and the buttface needs to go to prison for 5 years.
However, as my commitment to our president I make at least one call a day to an elected official to make a statement. For the most part my compla ints are met with arrogance and often a curt snide remark and a hang up. The people in Marxine's office are always polite and friendly.
View Replies To: the crow Records show Simmons was booked into the police holding facility at 10:35 pm Tuesday on an allegation of less than $2,500 worth of property dam age. He was released Thursday afternoon, at the direction of the distric t attorney's office, without being charged.
View Replies To: the crow Supreme Solar Allah, the son of state Sen. Gwen Moore, who won a seat in the US Congress on Tuesday. NOBODY who with a kid named "Supreme Solar Allah" should b e allowed to hold any position of authority in the US Government.
Peelod The perpetrator should be charged with sedition, subversion of a Federal election, and any other crime that can be found, and the buttface needs to go to prison for 5 years.
Calpernia Sources told us that police, who are being assisted by the FBI, plan to s peak to Michael Pratt, son of former Acting Mayor Marvin Pratt, and Supr eme Solar Allah, the son of state Sen. Gwen Moore, who won a seat in the US Congress on Tuesday. Allah's given name is Sowande Omokunde, and h e lives in Moore's north side home, according to her campaign finance re ports.
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