Marathon Bombing ‘Hero’ Questioned By FBI, Police At Boston Home

[trailmonkee]

Source: CBS News



BOSTON (CBS) – Nine years ago, Carlos Arredondo gained worldwide attention and sympathy, for being a grieving father who had a heartbreaking reaction to news that his son had been killed in the Iraq war.

Now he lives in Boston, and has found himself in the middle of the marathon bombing story. He is being both praised and questioned at the same time.

Arredondo running toward the blast and helping victims is one of the lasting images of the bombings.

“I had to to stop the bleeding, so I grabbed this sweater,” said Arredondo. “I ripped it apart and wrapped to stop the bleeding on his limbs.”

It was the reaction from the same man, who was once so broken by grief in 2004, that he set himself and a Marine Corps van on fire after hearing that his young son Alex had been killed in Iraq. Years later, his other son committed suicide. On Wednesday, two days after the marathon attack, his story took another twist.

He says Boston Police and the FBI came to his Roslindale home and questioned him about the bombing. When they left, they took some items.

“They took my clothes, my shoes my pants, my t-shirt, whatever they needed I provided to them,” Arredondo told WBZ-TV.

Arredondo says the agents were just doing their job. “I’m 100 percent supportive,” he says. “It’s very important to support the investigation.”

Read more: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/17/marathon-bombing-hero-questioned-by-fbi-police-at-boston-home/

[uppityperson]

1. I imagine they are interviewing everyone who was close to the bomb.

[FailureToCommunicate]

2. This guy IS a hero, without the snide quotation marks. CBS (WBZ) is way off

base with this story.

[dorkzilla]

3. Well he *does* have an accent...ipso facto...(eom)

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. True. AND he's an outspoken anti-war gold star father...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Don't you know yet that ANYONE even CONSIDERED to be a "Liberal" is a threat?

That's why Ted Kennedy was on the "Do not fly" list.

[brooklynite]

12. This comment is beyond idiotic...

You're saying that the Obama Administration is using Law Enforcement to harass Liberals?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. No. It's just law enforcement AND media tradition.

[brooklynite]

18. And Federal Law Enforcement takes orders from...

Either the President is in on the harassment, or you're saying he's weak and out of the loop.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. LOL!! Oh sure! Get a new Prez and EVERYTHING changes.

[southshore]

16. I don't know that he is, but I sure am!

Yes, the Obama administration has, and likely will continue to use law enforcement to harass liberals.

If you don't see that, you are (willfully) blind.

[cali]

21. No. This would be just good investigative work

He was close to the bomb site. He had physical contact with people who had residue on them. That's why they took his clothing.

[hamsterjill]

27. Exactly.

Mr. Arredondo indicates that he is fine with cooperating with the authorities who visited him. He understands the need that any and all evidence needs to be collected, and he doesn't appear to have been intimidated by the visit.

Let's allow him the dignity that he deserves - that being the HERO who ran toward the injured people and contributed to the number of people who lived. We need to look beyond media sensationalism.

I'm sure there were many people who received such visits, but since Mr. Arredondo had already been in the headlines, it perpetuates again (today) the media sensationalism by having his name associated with this incident.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

32. Just saying the headline putting the "hero" in quotes was an editorial decision.

[snooper2]

25. There are easier ways to get that desired martyr complex

instead of stretching truthy-

take this lady for example-

[The Wizard]

6. He was assaulted

by the "patriot" group Gathering of Eagles (kleigles) at an anti war protest in DC.
Patriot is a code word for bigoted nationalist.
They ripped his son's picture from his hands and vandalized it.

[Marrah_G]

7. That was a horrible thing

[Beacool]

8. Bastards!!!

[cali]

24. Sigh. Carlos had contact with victims who had residue from the

bombs all over them. This isn't about picking on him and it doesn't in any way suggest, despite the stupid headline, that he is in any way, shape or form, a suspect. He understands that.

[Beacool]

28. I didn't mean the FBI.

I was responding to the post that said that he once was attacked by members of the Gathering of Eagles. They tore his dead son's photo. He's an anti war activist and that group is the opposite.

[Glimmer of Hope]

17. I thought his name sounded familiar. He sounds like a great man and it is sad he has experienced

so much misfortune in his life.

[HughBeaumont]

22. Proof here . . . I marched alongside him in that demonstration.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1845279

I didn't see this happen.

And just like now, the police, of course, are questioning him moreso than they're arresting the guilty-on-photo assailants. Classic.

[Beacool]

29. Wow, thanks for that post.

Bunch of war mongering bigots!!!

[gateley]

9. I hope they were respectful, at least.

[broiles]

10. Ive met Carlos several times. He is just what he seems to be. A Hero.

He is nothing but integrity. Sincerity is his middle name.

[gateley]

20. From what I've seen/read/heard (not much) he's pretty damn inspirational.

[shireen]

11. i'm sure it was routine

His clothes and shoes may have trace evidence on it since he was at the immediate crime scene. They probably did the same for everyone who was within the blast zone.

[winter is coming]

19. It's not just trace evidence. Sometimes people will create crises so they can "play hero"

by coming to the rescue. I expect the FBI is questioning everyone who rushed in to help, on the off chance that one of those rescuers is responsible for the bombing.

[fujiyama]

13. It sounds like it's all part of the investigation

and I sure hope the FBI questions as many people as they can - especially those close to the blast zone. The residue can lead to many clues.

I also hope we don't see person "Jeweled" this time around, like we did with the shameful treatment of Richard Jewel by the media and law enforcement. So far, CNN looks incredibly stupid for claiming someone was arrested today.

[Dawson Leery]

15. kick

[cbdo2007]

23. Good. Glad to see them doing their jobs.

Thanks for the confirmation I guess?

[midnight]

26. The Onion did a piece to help the FBI find terrorist suspects....

Invest millions of dollars into signs that say, “If You See Something, Say Something.” Put a phone number on those signs. Wait for phone to ring and the information to come pouring in.
Be straight with potential suspects and ask them point-blank, “Are you a terrorist?” People tend to come clean if they can sense you respect them enough to be direct.
Maybe a little torture?
One of the best places to find terrorists is anywhere that lots of decent people are minding their own goddamn business.
Is your suspect an Arab? If not, you just have to start again. Yes, it’s frustrating, but you just have to.
Be the terrorist you want to find.
Lull the suspected terrorist into a false sense of security by pretending to grant his demands and instituting a global religiofascist/totalitarian monoculture.
Take away civil liberties, make country feel like a police state. That sort of thing.
You’re going to want to rule out Evan. Don’t.
If a week goes by and no luck, you just gotta let it go, ya know?


http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-onions-tips-for-finding-a-suspected-terrorist,32085/

[Xithras]

31. For those who haven't seen it, there's an incredible video of him....

It was shot shortly after the bombing by a guy on a cellphone. A couple of people stopped him on the street as he tried to make his way home after the blasts and asked him what happened. The poor guy was clearly in shock and was shaking like a leaf as he described what he'd seen.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0f3_1366121231