Crips gang member launches at court witness before being shot
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The family sued the police....saying they didn't have to kill him....
The family sued the police....saying they didn't have to kill him....
Yes they did. Fuck that dude.
He sentenced himself to death in court by firing squad.
I wonder if he thought his day would turn out like that.
I wonder if he thought his day would turn out like that.
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
Gang bangers are scum. Fuck him, should've emptied the clip..
yes
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
"Jane Doe" will now be a popular gamertag used by female Xbox Live/Playstation Network gamers 
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
You act like he couldn't have done real damage with a pen or pencil if given the chance.
And plus if he's that comfortable with violence in a room full of law enforcement and witnesses there's no telling what he's done or would of done on the streets.
YEP!
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
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you are thE true definition of a n... never mind. Just know you ain’t shit. A pathetic loser who also needs to be shot. You did see he was attacking another black man, right dummy? He got exactly what he deserved and fuck you ignorant project losers who say different
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
Siale Angilau Courtroom Shooting Footage Released After 4 Years
Duration: 02:02s - Published: 3 days ago< > Embed
A U.S.
Marshal fatally shot this man in 2014, after he tried to attack a witness in court.
Nearly 4 years later, the footage has been released to the public.
Siale Angilau was a Tongan Crip gang member and was on trial for racketeering.
A former TCG member was on the witness stand testifying about the gang’s operation and recruiting strategies.
Angilau grabbed a pen from a table and lunged at the witness. In the video, a U.S.
Marshal can be heard firing a gun four times and Angilau being told to drop the pen.
He did not manage to make contact with the witness and the 25-year-old later died at the hospital.
Local and national news outlets have spent years fighting to get footage of the shooting publically released, but the U.S.
department of Justice has pushed back, saying the TCG could retaliate in an attempt at revenge.
Angilau’s family also fought for the footage release and filed a wrongful death suit against the marshal and the U.S. Marshal’s service.
The claimed the Marshal used excessive force since Angilau was only armed with a pen. Audio of the shooting was released in August 2017.
In March 2018, a federal judge ordered the footage be released — in the same decision, he dismissed the family’s wrongful death suit..
Duration: 02:02s - Published: 3 days ago< > Embed
Marshal fatally shot this man in 2014, after he tried to attack a witness in court.
Nearly 4 years later, the footage has been released to the public.
Siale Angilau was a Tongan Crip gang member and was on trial for racketeering.
A former TCG member was on the witness stand testifying about the gang’s operation and recruiting strategies.
Angilau grabbed a pen from a table and lunged at the witness. In the video, a U.S.
Marshal can be heard firing a gun four times and Angilau being told to drop the pen.
He did not manage to make contact with the witness and the 25-year-old later died at the hospital.
Local and national news outlets have spent years fighting to get footage of the shooting publically released, but the U.S.
department of Justice has pushed back, saying the TCG could retaliate in an attempt at revenge.
Angilau’s family also fought for the footage release and filed a wrongful death suit against the marshal and the U.S. Marshal’s service.
The claimed the Marshal used excessive force since Angilau was only armed with a pen. Audio of the shooting was released in August 2017.
In March 2018, a federal judge ordered the footage be released — in the same decision, he dismissed the family’s wrongful death suit..
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Lawsuit filed by family of man fatally shot by US marshal at 2014 court hearing
By Ben Lockhart | Posted Sep 22nd, 2016 @ 10:06pm
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KSL TV
SALT LAKE CITY — Valu Angilau knows her son may not come across to many people as a sympathetic figure.
But she still weeps over her son, Siale Angilau, who she believes was “a good boy.”
“He (was) never a bad boy to me. … I know that my son is a very good son,” she said Thursday.
Valu Angilau and her daughter were meeting with reporters at the law office of Robert Sykes, who filed a lawsuit on their behalf Thursday, alleging negligence and constitutional violations by the U.S. marshal who fatally shot Siale Angilau at a court hearing in 2014.
The FBI reported that Siale Angilau had picked up a pen and charged toward a witness who had been called to testify against him in federal court on April 21, 2014. A U.S. marshal responding by shooting Siale Angilau, hitting him four times. He died just hours later.
In the lawsuit, Sykes says the marshal’s actions were “particularly unreasonable, reckless and constitutionally excessive.”
“There is nothing more excessive, reckless and conscience-shocking than a federal marshal standing over an individual and shooting him as he lies facedown on a courtroom floor,” the lawsuit states.
The FBI concluded in July 2014 that the four shots fired by the marshal were justified and that there was “no evidence to suggest” that Siale Angilau was shot while on the ground.
Sykes criticized the FBI on Thursday, saying the agency hasn't provided him with “the courtesy of a response” about his clients' concerns. He noted that the FBI has still not publicly released video of the incident or released the name of the female U.S. marshal who fired the shots.
Valu Angilau, mother of Siale Angilau, speaks during a press conference at the Sykes McAllister Law Offices in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Photo: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Sykes said Valu Angilau and her family have been allowed to see the video, but also criticized its quality. He said it’s suspicious that the court’s sophisticated cameras couldn’t pick up better quality images, especially considering it was that building’s first day in use.
“The video is of very poor quality and was substantially redacted,” the lawsuit states.
Sykes said he plans to subpoena the video and that he hopes to release it to the media. He said he knows the name of the marshal who shot and killed Siale Angilau, but he doesn’t believe it would be proper to make that public currently.
Valu Angilau said she was disturbed by the video of her son’s death.
“It was terrible," she said.
Valu Angilau added that she fears the marshal was biased against Siale Angilau because he is Polynesian. The marshals could have easily subdued her son by tackling him or deploying a Taser, she said.
“They didn’t even bother to say, ‘Hey, sit down,’” Valu Angilau said.
Tolina Tausinga, Siale Angilau’s sister, said she is frustrated by the lack of information from the authorities who investigated the shooting. But she said her family isn’t giving up on making sure more information comes to light regarding her brother’s death.
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Siale Angilau wore number 65 as an all-region football player at East High School in 2005. Two years later, the Utah State Prison listed him as inmate number 173338.
“I just want the world to know that when you have something go down in a public place, it should be public,” Tausinga said. “Transparency should be key. … We’re not going to stop until we get justice.”
At the time of the hearing, Siale Angilau was the last of 16 Tongan Crip Gang members on trial in a federal case filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The charges in that case included carjacking, robbery, racketeering and assault on a federal officer, among other offenses.
Vaiola Mataele Tenifa, a prison inmate, was on the witness stand at the time of the attack. He was testifying about the gang’s activities. Siale Angilau’s defense attorneys had previously argued against Tenifa being allowed to testify.
Tenifa was not injured in the ordeal.
Sykes claims the marshal who fired her weapon is culpable of negligence as defined under the Federal Tort Claims Act. He also believes Siale Angilau’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated in the shooting and that he suffered a wrongful death.
The federal government and the U.S. marshal are both listed as defendants, as are nine others who are unnamed in the complaint.
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, compensation for Siale Angilau’s surviving family members, and reimbursement for attorney fees.
Email: blockhart@deseretnews.com Twitter: @benlockhartnews
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Lawsuit filed by family of man fatally shot by US marshal at 2014 court hearing
By Ben Lockhart | Posted Sep 22nd, 2016 @ 10:06pm
8 photos
76
10PM: Lawsuit filed by family of man fatally shot by US marshal at 2014 court hearing
KSL TV
SALT LAKE CITY — Valu Angilau knows her son may not come across to many people as a sympathetic figure.
But she still weeps over her son, Siale Angilau, who she believes was “a good boy.”
“He (was) never a bad boy to me. … I know that my son is a very good son,” she said Thursday.
Valu Angilau and her daughter were meeting with reporters at the law office of Robert Sykes, who filed a lawsuit on their behalf Thursday, alleging negligence and constitutional violations by the U.S. marshal who fatally shot Siale Angilau at a court hearing in 2014.
The FBI reported that Siale Angilau had picked up a pen and charged toward a witness who had been called to testify against him in federal court on April 21, 2014. A U.S. marshal responding by shooting Siale Angilau, hitting him four times. He died just hours later.
In the lawsuit, Sykes says the marshal’s actions were “particularly unreasonable, reckless and constitutionally excessive.”
“There is nothing more excessive, reckless and conscience-shocking than a federal marshal standing over an individual and shooting him as he lies facedown on a courtroom floor,” the lawsuit states.
The FBI concluded in July 2014 that the four shots fired by the marshal were justified and that there was “no evidence to suggest” that Siale Angilau was shot while on the ground.
Sykes criticized the FBI on Thursday, saying the agency hasn't provided him with “the courtesy of a response” about his clients' concerns. He noted that the FBI has still not publicly released video of the incident or released the name of the female U.S. marshal who fired the shots.
Valu Angilau, mother of Siale Angilau, speaks during a press conference at the Sykes McAllister Law Offices in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Photo: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Sykes said Valu Angilau and her family have been allowed to see the video, but also criticized its quality. He said it’s suspicious that the court’s sophisticated cameras couldn’t pick up better quality images, especially considering it was that building’s first day in use.
“The video is of very poor quality and was substantially redacted,” the lawsuit states.
Sykes said he plans to subpoena the video and that he hopes to release it to the media. He said he knows the name of the marshal who shot and killed Siale Angilau, but he doesn’t believe it would be proper to make that public currently.
Valu Angilau said she was disturbed by the video of her son’s death.
“It was terrible," she said.
Valu Angilau added that she fears the marshal was biased against Siale Angilau because he is Polynesian. The marshals could have easily subdued her son by tackling him or deploying a Taser, she said.
“They didn’t even bother to say, ‘Hey, sit down,’” Valu Angilau said.
Tolina Tausinga, Siale Angilau’s sister, said she is frustrated by the lack of information from the authorities who investigated the shooting. But she said her family isn’t giving up on making sure more information comes to light regarding her brother’s death.
Related
From prep football to prison, gang life led to destructive path
Siale Angilau wore number 65 as an all-region football player at East High School in 2005. Two years later, the Utah State Prison listed him as inmate number 173338.
“I just want the world to know that when you have something go down in a public place, it should be public,” Tausinga said. “Transparency should be key. … We’re not going to stop until we get justice.”
At the time of the hearing, Siale Angilau was the last of 16 Tongan Crip Gang members on trial in a federal case filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The charges in that case included carjacking, robbery, racketeering and assault on a federal officer, among other offenses.
Vaiola Mataele Tenifa, a prison inmate, was on the witness stand at the time of the attack. He was testifying about the gang’s activities. Siale Angilau’s defense attorneys had previously argued against Tenifa being allowed to testify.
Tenifa was not injured in the ordeal.
Sykes claims the marshal who fired her weapon is culpable of negligence as defined under the Federal Tort Claims Act. He also believes Siale Angilau’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated in the shooting and that he suffered a wrongful death.
The federal government and the U.S. marshal are both listed as defendants, as are nine others who are unnamed in the complaint.
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, compensation for Siale Angilau’s surviving family members, and reimbursement for attorney fees.
Email: blockhart@deseretnews.com Twitter: @benlockhartnews
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so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
How did you want a room full of punks to stop him from killing the other dude? Everyone seen him stand up and go after dude..........and did nothing.
Right. If he's stupid enough to do that? Whatever he got he deserved. Fuck e'm.
He wasn't black though. Why should I give a fuck?
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
so u cats are applauding someone with a pen or pencil for a weapon being shot 4 times by an evil punk ass female cac cop
Thought exercise:
How many people did the guy terrorize, hurt or kill during his gang activities? How much personal property did he destroy? He ain't in that court for selling lemonade.
Family of defendant shot and killed in courtroom plans to appeal judge's ruling
By: Rosie Nguyen
Updated: Mar 12, 2018 11:11 AM MDT
SALT LAKE CITY (News4Utah) - After four years of waiting, a video of a controversial courtroom shooting will be released. The decision came on the same day that a judge ruled against Siale Angilau's family, who sued the U.S. marshal who shot and killed him in 2014. The family said they plan on appealing the decision.
Witnesses in the courtroom on April 21, 2014 said a man was testifying about the Tongan Crip Gang when Angilau, the defendant, grabbed a pen and ran toward the witness box. A female U.S. marshal shot Angilau four times, fatally wounding him.
"Why did they have to shoot him like that? He's not an animal. If they shot him once, he would have stopped. But they shot him four times," said Otufangavalu Angilau, Siale's mother.
She said Siale was close to completing his prison sentence for charges of federal racketeering associated with his ties to a Tongan crip gang. She said he wanted to turn his life around, but he never got that chance.
"I remember the last day he called me. It was Mother's Day 2014 and he sent me a scarf. He said, 'Mom. I'll be home soon,'" said Otufangavalu Angilau.
The civil lawsuit filed by the parents of Siale Angilau claimed that marshal was negligent and used excessive force. Siale's sister, Tolina Katoa said she believes race was a factor in how everything played out.
"They wouldn't have shot him if he was a white man. If he was white, they would have tackled him, tased, or use that special training that I know they are trained with," said Katoa.
Otufangavalu Angilau said there's still so many questions in her son's death that it feels like her family doesn't deserve answers.
"As a brown person, it feels like they think, 'Oh, they're dumb. They're poor. They cannot do anything,'" said Siale's mother.
Angilau's family said they felt like the media portrayed Siale as a monster. They want the public to know that he was a good person.
"Honestly, Siale would give his shirt to anybody if they needed. He was that type. His stature was big, but that's just because he had a big heart," said Katoa.
"He's a good boy. No matter what people think, he's a good boy," said Siale's mother.
On Friday, the court ruled to release the courtroom video to the media, the same day it ruled against the Angilau's family lawsuit.
"It was a motion for summary judgment brought by the federal government against my clients saying, 'There's no triable issue here,'" said Robert Sykes, Angilau family's attorney. "The general rule is that deadly force cannot be used unless the officer or some other person is in immediate danger of death or serious bodily injury. The witness that Siale was attacking had slipped out the back of the witness box. He wasn't at risk. The deputy wasn't at risk. There were lots of other people. He didn't need to be killed. I think that was excessive force."
Sykes said he finds it suspicious that it took approximately three years to obtain the courtroom video of the shooting.
"I think they're hiding something. Now I don't know that for sure. I put out, I think it was 23 inquiries. I asked the federal court in SLC, I asked the FBI, I asked the U.S. marshal service, I asked the Department of Justice, and I sent out FOIA requests," said Sykes. "The only response I ever had was, 'We're working on your request.' That's it. It's the only response I ever had. They never gave me anything until the court compelled them to. Still to this day, we have not seen any written reports of this."
Sykes said he and the family have 30 days to decide if they will appeal the judge's decision. Angilau's family said they plan on appealing it.
Katoa said the lawsuit is not about money, but bringing closure for her parents.
"All our mom and dad want is an apology, face-to-face," said Katoa.
Katoa said they will not stop until they can bring justice to Siale.
"We're going to keep fighting. We're going to make sure that marshal's brought to justice," said Katoa.
By: Rosie Nguyen
Updated: Mar 12, 2018 11:11 AM MDT
SALT LAKE CITY (News4Utah) - After four years of waiting, a video of a controversial courtroom shooting will be released. The decision came on the same day that a judge ruled against Siale Angilau's family, who sued the U.S. marshal who shot and killed him in 2014. The family said they plan on appealing the decision.
Witnesses in the courtroom on April 21, 2014 said a man was testifying about the Tongan Crip Gang when Angilau, the defendant, grabbed a pen and ran toward the witness box. A female U.S. marshal shot Angilau four times, fatally wounding him.
"Why did they have to shoot him like that? He's not an animal. If they shot him once, he would have stopped. But they shot him four times," said Otufangavalu Angilau, Siale's mother.
She said Siale was close to completing his prison sentence for charges of federal racketeering associated with his ties to a Tongan crip gang. She said he wanted to turn his life around, but he never got that chance.
"I remember the last day he called me. It was Mother's Day 2014 and he sent me a scarf. He said, 'Mom. I'll be home soon,'" said Otufangavalu Angilau.
The civil lawsuit filed by the parents of Siale Angilau claimed that marshal was negligent and used excessive force. Siale's sister, Tolina Katoa said she believes race was a factor in how everything played out.
"They wouldn't have shot him if he was a white man. If he was white, they would have tackled him, tased, or use that special training that I know they are trained with," said Katoa.
Otufangavalu Angilau said there's still so many questions in her son's death that it feels like her family doesn't deserve answers.
"As a brown person, it feels like they think, 'Oh, they're dumb. They're poor. They cannot do anything,'" said Siale's mother.
Angilau's family said they felt like the media portrayed Siale as a monster. They want the public to know that he was a good person.
"Honestly, Siale would give his shirt to anybody if they needed. He was that type. His stature was big, but that's just because he had a big heart," said Katoa.
"He's a good boy. No matter what people think, he's a good boy," said Siale's mother.
On Friday, the court ruled to release the courtroom video to the media, the same day it ruled against the Angilau's family lawsuit.
"It was a motion for summary judgment brought by the federal government against my clients saying, 'There's no triable issue here,'" said Robert Sykes, Angilau family's attorney. "The general rule is that deadly force cannot be used unless the officer or some other person is in immediate danger of death or serious bodily injury. The witness that Siale was attacking had slipped out the back of the witness box. He wasn't at risk. The deputy wasn't at risk. There were lots of other people. He didn't need to be killed. I think that was excessive force."
Sykes said he finds it suspicious that it took approximately three years to obtain the courtroom video of the shooting.
"I think they're hiding something. Now I don't know that for sure. I put out, I think it was 23 inquiries. I asked the federal court in SLC, I asked the FBI, I asked the U.S. marshal service, I asked the Department of Justice, and I sent out FOIA requests," said Sykes. "The only response I ever had was, 'We're working on your request.' That's it. It's the only response I ever had. They never gave me anything until the court compelled them to. Still to this day, we have not seen any written reports of this."
Sykes said he and the family have 30 days to decide if they will appeal the judge's decision. Angilau's family said they plan on appealing it.
Katoa said the lawsuit is not about money, but bringing closure for her parents.
"All our mom and dad want is an apology, face-to-face," said Katoa.
Katoa said they will not stop until they can bring justice to Siale.
"We're going to keep fighting. We're going to make sure that marshal's brought to justice," said Katoa.
The family sued the police....saying they didn't have to kill him....
Didn’t they?
Mom didn’t say shit about what he was doing huh? Nothing wrong with him banging and he probably killed people too. Man fuck him. Fuck her too
Peep it:
"his prison sentence for charges of federal racketeering associated with his ties to a Tongan crip gang"
wow
assholes like you using the zimmerman defense are the heart of the problem
what he is doing right this second is not the point
he did plenty of shit elsewhere to justify these four rounds
you solid citizens understand and approve
right
Is he black though? Yes or no?
wow
assholes like you using the zimmerman defense are the heart of the problem
what he is doing right this second is not the point
he did plenty of shit elsewhere to justify these four rounds
you solid citizens understand and approve
right
Sounds like a no. He's not black, don't give a fuck about blacks, but because he is in a situation with the police you want to ride for him. Ok. That's called hustling backwardshe was black enuf to b executed by a cac cop
and to have u root for the cac
The family sued the police....saying they didn't have to kill him....
What would you expect them to say??
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