Federal Presidential Pardon» compean and ramos http://www.federalpresidentialpardon.com A Study of Noteworthy Presidential Pardons Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Jose Compean & Ignacio Ramos http://www.federalpresidentialpardon.com/2009/11/19/jose-compean-ignacio-ramos/ http://www.federalpresidentialpardon.com/2009/11/19/jose-compean-ignacio-ramos/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:39 +0000 Brian J. Zeiger http://federalpresidentialpardon.com/?p=112 Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos were United States Boarder Patrol Agents shot an unarmed illegal alien marijuana smuggler. The suspect was attempting to cross the border with a purported 743 pounds of weed, when Compean told the suspect to stop and the suspect refused to obey. Compean mistakenly thought that he heard gun shot, so Compean fired his gun at the suspect. Ramos, hearing Compean’s fire, thought the suspect had shot at Compean and shot at the suspect and hit him in the ass. The suspect fled with the bullet in his backside.

Compean and Ramos were both convicted in federal court and given huge sentences for shooting this unarmed brigand. Over 200,000 people signed a petition for a pardon, and on his last day in office George W. Bush, commuted the sentences. Think the Santa Maria had 743 pounds of weed on it in 1492?

Jose Compean & Ignacio Ramos

Was there any tobacco or marijuana on the Santa Maria in 1492?

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