Found Deceased MD - manhunt for Roy McGrath, one-time chief of staff to former Maryland Governor Hogan, Baltimore, Mar 2023

[scapa]

Ok, help me out because the math isn't making any sense right now.
So McGrath skips out on his federal fraud trial and a warrant is issued. All normal and good.
Officers in tactical equipment and guns drawn arrive at his home and remove the pajama wearing barefoot wife from the residence. For a white collar crime guy with no prior criminal history and one who had to relinquish a firearm as part of the indictment proceedings.
Then a national manhunt is issued.
Then he is shot dead by FBI
What?

Add to that two ebooks are mysteriously written by someone who's identity can't be authorized and the wiretapping.
This was a white collar crime why is he dead? What threat did he pose to the FBI at the time of the shooting I wonder? Did he somehow obtain an illegal weapon?

Agree this is very odd.

I know nothing about the likely penalties for what he was accused of, but surely he'd be looking at not much time in a lower-security environment?

How was that worth the costs of skipping trial and then violent death in a shootout (or not) in Tennessee?

Makes little sense short of a significant breakdown.

 

[Eli9]

Agree this is very odd.

I know nothing about the likely penalties for what he was accused of, but surely he'd be looking at not much time in a lower-security environment?

How was that worth the costs of skipping trial and then violent death in a shootout (or not) in Tennessee?

Makes little sense short of a significant breakdown.

This article states that the maximum time he could have faced was 100 years.

Roy McGrath killed during encounter with FBI in Tennessee after three-week manhunt

Considered to be a fugitive by the U.S. Marshals after missing his federal fraud trial, McGrath has been on the run since March 13.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[KooshBall]

The wording is strange. It never says McGrath engaged in a shootout with agents. It reads like they are saying the FBI just shot him once spotted.

 

[Eli9]

The wording is strange. It never says McGrath engaged in a shootout with agents. It reads like they are saying the FBI just shot him once spotted.

Yeah I'd like to know more about that.

 

[amandab]

The wording is strange. It never says McGrath engaged in a shootout with agents. It reads like they are saying the FBI just shot him once spotted.

Maybe I watch too much tv, but who stands to benefit from this?

 

[Elley Mae]

He was a fugitive, it appears there was an exchange of gun fire, the passenger window is shot out of the suv.

Jmo

FBI: Man wanted in Baltimore dead after agent-involved shooting in Farragut

A suspect from Baltimore was shot in west Knox County following a confrontation with police.

www.wvlt.tv

 

[Eli9]

He was a fugitive, it appears there was an exchange of gun fire, the passenger window is shot out of the suv.

Jmo

FBI: Man wanted in Baltimore dead after agent-involved shooting in Farragut

A suspect from Baltimore was shot in west Knox County following a confrontation with police.

www.wvlt.tv

That doesn't necessarily mean McGrath was shooting at the FBI. Perhaps he was uncooperative while officers were trying to detain him and he kept the vehicle in drive thereby it could be considered a weapon? There should be cameras in that parking lot area. I wonder how long the investigation will take.

 

[Elley Mae]

Snipped

The search for McGrath ended after an “agent-involved shooting” incident, during which McGrath sustained injury and was transported to the hospital, the FBI said in a statement earlier that day.

Top Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges dies following FBI-involved shooting

The search for former Maryland political aide Roy McGrath ended after a shooting confrontation with the FBI in Tennessee.

www.usatoday.com

…

Could have shot himself during the exchange.

Jmo

 

[scapa]

Some details from the UK Guardian:

Fugitive former aide to ex-Maryland governor dies in confrontation with FBI

Roy McGrath was wanted on corruption charges and manhunt had been launched after he failed to appear for trial

www.theguardian.com

 

[Eli9]

Snipped

The search for McGrath ended after an “agent-involved shooting” incident, during which McGrath sustained injury and was transported to the hospital, the FBI said in a statement earlier that day.

Top Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges dies following FBI-involved shooting

The search for former Maryland political aide Roy McGrath ended after a shooting confrontation with the FBI in Tennessee.

www.usatoday.com

…

Could have shot himself during the exchange.

Jmo

He had to relinquish any firearms when he was granted release. It's possible but I don't see this 5'5" 140 lb guy scoring an illegal gun on the streets of Knoxville. The FBI state that they don't know how he died other than gunshot and aren't releasing any details including if McGrath had a gun.
I wonder what was in the wiretapping and who has it if he did indeed tape Hogan's conversations.
I also wonder why he skipped out on his court date. Not smart. JMO

 

[Allynator]

I thought this was super strange today too. Saw a small headline on the CNN site while I was eating lunch earlier.

 

[Erutan]

Ok, help me out because the math isn't making any sense right now.
So McGrath skips out on his federal fraud trial and a warrant is issued. All normal and good.
Officers in tactical equipment and guns drawn arrive at his home and remove the pajama wearing barefoot wife from the residence. For a white collar crime guy with no prior criminal history and one who had to relinquish a firearm as part of the indictment proceedings.
Then a national manhunt is issued.
Then he is shot dead by FBI
What?

Add to that two ebooks are mysteriously written by someone who's identity can't be authorized and the wiretapping.
This was a white collar crime why is he dead? What threat did he pose to the FBI at the time of the shooting I wonder? Did he somehow obtain an illegal weapon?

Maybe he had secrets he wanted buried ?
It seems as if this was about more than just money.
But Idk.
M00.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Questions continue to surround McGrath disappearance, the circumstances around his death, and two e-books that published online while he was missing and purport to share his account of the alleged crimes.

With McGrath missing, a self-published e-book titled “Betrayed: The True Story of Roy McGrath” went on sale online. The unknown author, who gave the name “Ryan C. Cooper,” claimed the book was based on McGrath’s own manuscript and their interviews from previous months. The book jumped to No. 4 among Amazon’s 100 bestsellers in “Political Commentary & Opinion.”

A sequel published one week later recounted McGrath’s time at the Maryland Environmental Service. There’s been much speculation about the identity of the author, who had promised a third book.

Body-cam footage suggests Roy McGrath hid plan to go on the lam

The video corroborates statements later from McGrath’s attorney that those closest to the former aide to Gov. Larry Hogan knew nothing of his intention to go on the lam.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com

 

[neesaki]

Not familiar at all with this case, and never even heard of this man. But, why a manhunt for a white collar criminal? And then he ends up being shot by the FBI? Sounds like something’s rotten in Denmark. Jmo

 

[Erutan]

Not familiar at all with this case, and never even heard of this man. But, why a manhunt for a white collar criminal? And then he ends up being shot by the FBI? Sounds like something’s rotten in Denmark. Jmo

Agreed.

And I'm not one to blindly trust the narrative, whether it's msm or the fbi or whomever.
People in positions of power have been know to silence anyone who may know or have discovered information that others do not want released.
Jmho.
Ymmv.

 

[Eli9]

New article and video at link
An hour and a half after former Maryland government official Roy McGrath failed to show for the start of his federal fraud trial in Baltimore, sheriff’s deputies knocked on the door of his Florida home.
“He’s in Maryland,” McGrath’s wife, Laura Bruner, told them. “He left this morning at like 5 or 6. I was sleeping, and he got a ride to the airport.”
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The FBI investigation continues and agents have offered no explanation for McGrath’s whereabouts during those weeks. Still, clues are surfacing to suggest that his decision to skip out on his trial and take off was not impulsive and a secret that he hid from his attorney and, apparently, his wife.

Body-cam footage suggests Roy McGrath hid plan to go on the lam

The video corroborates statements later from McGrath’s attorney that those closest to the former aide to Gov. Larry Hogan knew nothing of his intention to go on the lam.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com

 

[KooshBall]

I have never been into conspiracy theories, but the way the FBI worded the statement about his death, has me feeling like they just shot him, unprovoked, when they found him. If that isn't the case you would think they would release more info about it.

 

[Eli9]

I have never been into conspiracy theories, but the way the FBI worded the statement about his death, has me feeling like they just shot him, unprovoked, when they found him. If that isn't the case you would think they would release more info about it.

I totally agree. I would be really surprised if McGrath was somehow able to obtain an illegal firearm. But he was in a car which can be described as a deadly weapon and has justified previous LE shootings. I don't understand why the FBI statement is unclear.

 

[Erutan]

I have never been into conspiracy theories, but the way the FBI worded the statement about his death, has me feeling like they just shot him, unprovoked, when they found him. If that isn't the case you would think they would release more info about it.

Bbm.
I haven't either; but there are some cases that give me pause.
I wish the FBI would explain this more clearly and clear it up, so to speak.
IF Roy was in the wrong or if he had secrets, they could jusrt say he had information that was sensitive, or something to that effect ?
Imo.

 

[Oakie]

Sounds suspicious to me, too. Sounds like a "hit". Perhaps McGrath had incriminating information on tape....