Recent content by Markleathe

The incident was not reported by any press as far as I'm aware, I think the whole thing and unfolded in under half an hour so I don't think the Press caught wind of it. I don't know why it unfolded the way that it did, as you stated Bloomingdale is a quiet suburb, but it did and has dragged out...

We moved to Naperville after the incident. We were living in Bloomingdale in Dupage county at the time this all transpired.

While it may be valuable to highlight certain parts of a story under some circumstances to gain a better understanding of what happened, this is not one of those circumstances. You are highlighting things that have no actual bearing on the question about proving the BB gun isn't ours. But since...

Thank you for the tip, you're absolutely right. We just need to create the element of doubt that the BB gun is ours which can be accomplished with the DNA swabbing and dusting for prints.

Thanks for the suggestion. My attorney thought this was a good idea coupled with dusting for prints. Either way he said we don't need to prove the BB gun isn't ours, we need to ask the prosecutor to prove that it is ours using the DNA swabbing and/or dusting for prints. All we need is a little...

No pictures unfortunately. My brother told me that he had bought the gun he gave me on Amazon, and so could produce a receipt, but then the prosecutor could just argue we had more than one BB gun in the house. I agree it's strange that the officers involved would risk their careers over these...

Another Lawyer might help but the truth is this isn't really a question of law, of course it's illegal to plant evidence. It's more a question of how to prove to the court that the BB gun they have as evidence isn't ours. I need ideas, not legal advice.

I know for a fact that we never had more than one BB gun. The one BB gun we have was a gift from my brother, who likes guns. My wife and I have little interest in weapons and my kids are 8 and 10 and definitely don't own any BB guns. I would not think that a police officer would plant evidence...

No unfortunately. She is accused of pointing at them, which she definitely didn't. Personally I think that the situation and corresponding police report might have been embellished slightly to save the officers the embarrassment of such a strong reaction for a BB gun. Especially considering the...

We have a lawyer, 2nd one as a matter of fact. Unfortunately he doesn't have many ideas on this subject so I am being proactive. I am thinking many random strangers on the internet may mean many random ideas that might be useful. Thanks for the advice though.

Hi Everyone, I hope you are well. My wife and I are parents of 2 children with no prior problems with the law much less criminal records. Last year my wife was charged with 2 counts aggravated assault and 1 count of disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors, when she was seen with a BB gun on our...