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holierthanmao•

"He probably knows people all over the country, being a lawyer," Frank Lempka, a member of the U.S. Marshals Service tasked with finding Merritt, told Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB. "He could be anywhere. We think he may be anywhere in the country."

What

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QuelqueChoseRose•

Seriously, it sounds like they called the wrong number when asking for comment, and the dude who picked up just ran with it.

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NurRauch•

"Oh Jesus, this guy's a lawyer? Well, I'm just a summer intern, hoping soon to complete my minor in criminal justice, but if you ask me, this guy sounds super fucking dangerous. Like devastation levels of assassin. He knows both how to kill, and how to twist the law in his favor to get away with it. This guy could be anywhere. Pray to God he doesn't know about the UCC and gold fringe."

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thewimsey•

It's kind of hard to parse - I do know people all across the country because I went to law school with them, so maybe that's what he's getting at.

But it's not like they would allow me to hide out after murdering my mother.

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michapman2•

Honestly that statement could apply to so many people that it doesn’t mean anything. Almost everyone who went to college or high school probably knows people who live in other parts of the country, right? And even if they actually don’t, they could.

My thinking is that there isn’t that much information that the Marshals can share with this public now so they are just making really broad, generic statements in response to questions. For example, I assume that a reporter here asked. “Do you think he is still dangerous or could hurt anyone?”:

Lempka said there is some concern Merritt could seek revenge on his former clients, who reported him to police.

"We don't know what's going on with him, but he's very unpredictable," Lempka said. "He could hurt or kill someone else at this point."

Lempka said at the moment, there is no information suggesting Merritt has a hit list.

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Mikeavelli•

I mean, you could lie to them about the reason you need to hide and are covered in blood.

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Proud_Idiot•

Repeat after me

Accessory after the fact

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Lawyer_NotYourLawyer•

Well, they’re not very good at tracking people down in civil contexts, either. . .

The dismissal, being premature, is reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. The running of the statute of limitations shall be tolled, as explained in Sellers v. United States, supra, 902 F.2d at 602, while the Marshals Service redoubles its efforts to FIND WERLINGER!

Williams v. Werlinger, 795 F.3d 759, 760-61 (7th Cir. 2015).

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CQQB•

"For an entire year, my client was out on bail...Not once did he hint or suggest in any way that he would run from justice, much less show any signs that he was capable of such heinous violence towards of all people his mother," Willingham said in the statement.

What do you guys think about his (presumably former) lawyer's comments, and the fact that he commented at all?

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