U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, a Farmville Republican, continued his support of two convicted U.S. Border Patrol agents with a letter to new Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
Jones asked for a full review of the federal criminal case against Ignacio Ramos and José Alonso Compean, who are serving prison time in the shooting of a suspected drug smuggler, Barb Barrett reports.
In a letter today, Jones wrote that the recent arrest of the suspect, Osvaldo Aldrete Davila, raises doubts about his testimony against the two agents.
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Davila has been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, and with possession with intent to distribute marijuana in September and October 2005, Jones wrote.
"This revelation underscores the terrible miscarriage of justice committed against Ramos and Compean," he wrote.
Jones wants Mukasey to support an indictment of perjury against Davila because, he said, Davila may have given false testimony during the trial against the agents. Jones also wants a new trial for the agents.
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