by Travis Mateer
Why can’t the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office find Willie Joe Richardson? It’s been OVER a week since Willie allegedly shot two people, then disappeared into the woods. Is Willie pretending to be a tree? Is that how this black man has been able to avoid detection?
The most recent news is that an arrest warrant has been issued for Willie. Here’s a quote from the article, itself almost a week old:
The Mineral County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for Willie Joe Richardson, who is accused of shooting one man in the arm and hitting another man in the head with a gun near the motel and general store in Saltese on Sunday.
Authorities say Richardson then fled the scene in a vehicle. Officers later found his crashed car with a handgun inside, but Richardson has yet to be located. An arrest warrant shows he’s facing several charges, including attempted deliberate homicide and assault with a weapon.
Another article I found details how it was RESIDENTS who initially chased Richardson as he fled, preventing him from getting on the interstate.
Downing and her husband were getting off work in Saltese on Sunday night, “We were slammed. It’s Sunday night football.”
Then, they pulled up next to their coworker, a cook, who had just been in a car accident.
“All of a sudden this black car comes barreling behind us on this road right here, comes around the corner, tries to force us off the road,” Downing detailed.
The driver of that car was Richardson, who the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed shot and injured a man and rammed into a vehicle.
Downing’s husband chased Richardson’s vehicle down the road and they prevented him from getting on the interstate. However, as of Monday evening, he hasn’t been found.
If Richardson is NOT eluding law enforcement by pretending to be a tree, maybe there’s another explanation for how he’s managed to remain free, like maybe Willie is getting HELP to stay undetected? I’ll go even further with my speculation to ask the following question: is Willie perhaps involved in some kind of lucrative criminal enterprise that connects the state of Washington to the state of Montana?
I’ll keep my eyes open for more news about the curious inability of the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office to find and detain a black man who allegedly shot people with a gun, so stay tuned! And, if you appreciate my local news coverage, consider donating to Travis’ Impact Fund (TIF). Any little bit helps.
Thanks for reading!