I am behind and have a lot of reading to do to catch up, but wanted to post some of my thoughts. I don’t understand why former CBI Agent Cahill’s opinion about BM’s arrest is even relevant or the other CBI Agents who share his opinion for that matter. They are investigators, their job is to investigate. Spezze asked CBI and FBI to assist in the investigation. They assisted, did their jobs of investigating for almost one year. Grusing completed audit thereof and handed the case file over to the DA. The agents are entitled to their opinions about timing of an arrest and offer their input, but they do not make the decisions about arrests/timing of arrests. It is the Legal Branch that makes those decisions i.e., the DA and the Judge.
Once the DA was given the case file after Grusing completed the audit, it was out of investigators hands. As Grusing told Barry at their last interview when Barry asked him what comes next, Grusing told him that everything will be handed over to the DA and they decide what comes next.
CBI Investigators voiced their opinions/concerns to Sheriff Spezze that they felt arresting BM was premature. Sheriff Spezze/CCSO the agency in charge of the investigation and the DA didn’t agree with CBI investigators. The DA had the same concern as Spezze about BM fleeing, but a suspect fleeing isn’t enough to charge/arrest them if the DA feels the investigation hadn’t yet amassed enough compelling evidence, enough to where DA feels they have a winnable case in court. IOW, even though the DA agreed with Spezze’s concern about BM fleeing, it is still ultimately the DA’s decision as to whether she feels they have amassed enough compelling evidence, strong enough to file charges/warrant an arrest, to where she feels they can win a successful prosecution at future trial. So the DA could have said no to arresting BM at that time if she felt the case was weak/not enough evidence yet to be successful/win in court i.e., the DA would have told Spezze something to the effect, we don’t have enough yet, not going to bring it before the Judge until we have more, if BM flees we’ll get him in Arizona, or extradite him from wherever when I feel we have enough evidence to support charges and to able to be successful/secure a conviction in court.
As it turns out, after review of the case file, the DA decided there was enough/sufficient compelling evidence, enough to win a successful prosecution on M1 and tampering with a deceased body and time was right to arrest BM. She filed the charges, and the Judge felt there was enough probable cause, signed the arrest warrant authorizing BM’s arrest. Spezze and crew arrested BM per the signed arrest warrant. BM sat in jail for a few months and at the end of four days of PH’s, the Judge felt the prosecution met the bar/proof evident that there was enough evidence to move forward with a trial. Judge bound BM over for trial, ruled BM eligible to be out on bond, and here we are.
The CBI Agent/s that disagreed with the DA’s decision and opined the arrest was premature, frankly their opinion is irrelevant and doesn’t exculpate BM nor prove he is innocent. Ridiculous the defense is trying to use CBI agents’ opinion/feeling that BM’s arrest was premature to get charges dismissed. The defense is desperate and overreaching. The DNA having now been officially debunked, they literally have nothing else. It’s called desperation, and the DC is going to try throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Grandstanding, throwing up smoke and mirrors, going on fishing expeditions trying to get the charges against their indefensible client, dismissed. Hard to predict what Judge Lama will decide, but I don’t think he will dismiss charges. I really hope not but if he does rule to dismiss the charges, considering the investigation is ongoing, at least charges can be refiled in the future and more time to find Suzanne’s remains. We can all opine if we agree or disagree with DA making the decision to file charges and arrest BM when she did, but it’s important to remember we do not know everything she/the state has on BM. They may have amassed even more evidence added to their arsenal since BM’s arrest 10 months ago. The state have not/will not tip their hand and give away everything they have/know prior to going to trial. I think this case is going to trial and there are some surprises in store that the state will bring forth during trial. We don’t know everything they have and if trial goes forward as scheduled, it’s right around the corner so we should have answers soon.
IMHOO
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