According to the Duty Officer’s Log for that night, at 1840 hours (or 6:40pm), a call was received from an undisclosed source (exempt from disclosure under the FOIA) to assist the Samson Police Department in securing multiple crime scene locations in and around the area after a murder spree rocked the community. The undisclosed source is a topic of hot debate, as federal troops are not to be utilized without the direct order from either the Governor of the state, or the President of the United States.
On this point, there is no evidence of an order from President Barack Obama, nor did one come from Alabama Governor Bob Riley. Posted by multiple news agencies shortly after the incident, the Army was launching an inquiry on who authorized the troops to be dispatched to assist the local police department. Yet, results of that inquiry are still unavailable.
One interesting document also obtained through the FOIA, is an e-mail to a list of multiple contacts (exempt from disclosure under the FOIA) which appears to be the response by the Director of Public Safety at Fort Rucker to said inquiry. His response reiterates that at 1840 hours, a call was received to assist the police, yet who the call was from initiating the event still remains a mystery to the public. This is the key to solving whether this went against federal law.
To view the partially redacted documents, and decide for yourself, head to:
http://community.theblackvault.com/arti ... ticleID=64
