My local paper LIED about a soldiers death!? [View All]

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This is pretty wild. Here's my local paper. Sounds like its possible that parents may have misled the reporter - but still this looks pretty bad.

http://www.publicopiniononline.com/ci_13726271

Sudden illness claims Shippensburg soldier

The cause of death was due to respiratory failure brought on by pneumonia, according to Briggs' father, H. Thomas Briggs Jr. He and Casey's mother, Jennifer L. Germond Briggs, are still processing the news.

"We are devastated," his father said. "He was home here last week. When we get together, it's one of those things where silliness breaks out. We had a good time."

The father said the soldier's last words were: "I hope you guys had as much fun as I did this weekend."

Now - here's the real story from another paper.

http://www.exploreharford.com/news/2488/death-jail-hanging-man-was-held-shooting/

Death in jail hanging

A man charged with six counts of first-degree assault tried to kill himself while in custody at the Harford County Detention Center last Friday night. He was taken off life support Wednesday and subsequently died.

Casey T. Briggs, 23, was arrested and charged Oct. 28 after allegedly shooting a gun into the air in front of MaGerks Pub in Bel Air.

Someone called police around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 27 reporting a man standing in the road in front of MaGerks, in the 100 block of Bond Street, shooting a small handgun into the air.

Police said the man, later identified as Briggs, fired a handgun into the air and then pointed the firearm at a car holding four people.

Briggs was arrested in the area of Plumtree Park.