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U.S. man living in Baja killed
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/17/us-man-living...
By Sandra Dibble
July 17, 2010
A 49-year-old U.S. citizen was found shot to death outside his motor home south of downtown early Saturday. The victim, identified as Richard Berg
Pontious, was born in Oklahoma and had lived in Baja California for several years, authorities said.
The man lived near the Baja Film Studios and neighbors there told police they heard gunshots at about 4 a.m. The man's body was found shortly after 7
a.m. and authorities found cartridges from a 9mm handgun at the scene, they said.
No arrests had been made by late Saturday. Authorities said they were looking into the victim’s contacts and means of support.
A spokesman for the Baja California Attorney General’s Office said the victim owned a half-dozen small fishing boats, or pangas. The man had a U.S.
criminal record and was sentenced to 24 months in a federal prison following an arrest on marijuana sales and smuggling charges, Mexican officials
said.
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http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n1711784.htm
"ocurrieron en el domicilio del fallecido ubicado en la colonia Hermenegildo Cuenca Díaz, en el kilómetro 39 de la carretera Tijuana-Ensenada"
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http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/3/estat...
PLAYAS DE ROSARITO.- Un residente estadounidense con antecedentes penales en Estados Unidos y en esta ciudad, fue asesinado de tres balazos que
recibió en el pecho, en un hecho que ocurrió en horas de la madrugada del sábado afuera de su domicilio, ubicado en el Racho Matajamil,
kilómetro 30, colonia Cuenca Díaz, mejor conocido como La Barca, sobre el bulevar Artesanal Popotla. El ahora occiso era originario de la
ciudad de Okla-homa y fue identificado como Richard Berg Pontious, de 49 años de edad, quien era propietario de dos embarcaciones, tipo panga,
equipadas con motores fuera de borda y adaptadas con bancas para transportar personas, las que tenía resguardadas en el estacionamiento techado de su
casa, mientras que su cuerpo quedó tendido al lado de una de ellas. El comandante de la Policía Ministerial en esta ciudad, José Antonio Sánchez
Velásquez, informó que de acuerdo con las primeras investigaciones, el estadounidense se encontraba en el interior de su domicilio hasta donde
llegaron varios individuos a bordo de al menos dos vehículos. Indicó que de acuerdo con la mecánica de los hechos, sus agresores lo sacaron de su
casa, a la que incluso pretendieron incendiar sin que lo lograran, para llevárselo hasta donde se encontraban las dos embarcaciones y lado de una de
ella lo asesinaron de tres balazos, aunque se encontraron seis casquillos percutidos. Precisó que luego de que su hija confirmó que se trataba de
Richard Berg Pontious, al revisarse sus antecedentes se verificó que tenía abierta cinco averiguaciones previas en su contra como indiciado. Indicó
que dos de ellas eran por robo de vehículo, una por robo simple, otra por robo en lugar cerrado y dos más por robo en grado de tentativa, situación
por la que fue detenido en varias ocasiones y recluido en la Penitenciaría de La Mesa entre los años 2004 y 2005. Comentó que antes, en una cárcel del
Condado de San Diego, California, estuvo preso durante dos años por tráfico de drogas, mientras que en marzo de este año agentes de la PGR lo
detuvieron y se le abrió un proceso penal como presunto responsable de violación a la Ley General de Población, en su modalidad de tráfico de
personas, pero obtuvo su libertad bajo fianza. El comandante de la Policía Ministerial, consideró que por los antecedentes de este estadounidense, que
tenía mas de ocho años de residencia en esta ciudad, su asesinato tiene vinculación con el crimen organizado, que es lo que se está investigando.
[Edited on 7-18-2010 by BajaNews]
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Not to rush to judgment about this guy, but anyone having anything to do with drugs in Baja, especially in that region, is a target. Buyer, seller,
accomplice or family are all vulnerable.
The appears to be a higher chance of complicity, given his past criminal record as reported in the news article.
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An American who owns pangas, lives in a Popotla trailer and has a background in drug trafficking. Maybe he was the genius who set the GPS to land the
smuggling pangas on the beach at Camp Pendleton last week. Ooops. Could be anything, but it likely wasn't coincidental given his location, panga
ownership in Popotla and previous background IMHO.
That an American who owns six pangas, lives in a Popotla trailer and has a background in drugs trafficking? puhlease. The 9mm casing say it all.
[Edited on 7-18-2010 by Woooosh]
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
That an American who owns six pangas, lives in a Popotla trailer and has a background in drugs trafficking? puhlease. The 9mm casing say it all.
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Yep! Anyone who can't draw these conclusions needs to get a dope slap with the palm of a hand right in the middle of the forehead. That should cause
an emission of air and vocal chord, sounding something like, "HuhnhaaaaahsssssssssDoy!ssssssssss...." 
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Handsome fella
He must of kept a low profile. Haven't seen his face in the local joints. I'd remember.
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Man Killed??????
Sorry for his family but where in Baja did this happen,Baja is a big area????????
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jerryjust
Sorry for his family but where in Baja did this happen,Baja is a big area????????
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The first post above said this:
"The man lived near the Baja Film Studios"
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"near the Fox Studios" (funny how that name change never took) would most likely be the Popotla fishing village (the locals Puerto Nuevo experience).
Trailers are virtually impossible to defend against bullets so he must have felt safe or lived his life on the edge. He may not have been involved
with all the smuggling from that location, but his 6 pangas would be of value to smugglers. The article says they are researching his income sources.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
The article says they are researching his income sources. |
I'm sure they'll assemble all that stuff and research it at Adelita's.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
That an American who owns six pangas, lives in a Popotla trailer and has a background in drugs trafficking? puhlease. The 9mm casing say it all.
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Yeh, sounds like he made his choices for his life and his death----
But I still feel for his family---no matter how someone lives their life, they often have an innocent family left behind who may have been grieving
for a very long time over the choices this man was making. And they may be grieving even more at this time.
Been there, done that. 
[Edited on 7-18-2010 by DianaT]
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Looks like it happened in a part of ROSARITO called LA BARCA.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
The article says they are researching his income sources. |
I'm sure they'll assemble all that stuff and research it at Adelita's. |
If he flew in the drugs to the US he would be Pontious Pilot.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Looks like it happened in a part of ROSARITO called LA BARCA. |
We have a Nomad here, Von, who's family owns that place. [I think that's the way it goes]
JR lived there.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNews
...propietario de dos embarcaciones, tipo panga, equipadas con motores fuera de borda y adaptadas con bancas para transportar personas
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This notes - I believe - that his pangas (or at least two of them) were setup to transport people.
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sure makes Mexico feel safer if people accuse the dead man of poor choices, crimes, drugs, etc etc etc.
I have no idea what the facts are; it doesn't sound like the speculators on this board do either...
my condolences to the family.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
sure makes Mexico feel safer if people accuse the dead man of poor choices, crimes, drugs, etc etc etc.
I have no idea what the facts are; it doesn't sound like the speculators on this board do either...
my condolences to the family. |
If the article had not had emphasized his previous drug trafficking arrest and conviction history, it would not have been mentioned. Then again, if I
was a former drug runner and wanted to start a fresh new life in Rosarito- I wouldn't choose owning pangas in the most active drug and human smuggling
port in the area. right?
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
That an American who owns six pangas, lives in a Popotla trailer and has a background in drugs trafficking? puhlease. The 9mm casing say it all.
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Yeh, sounds like he made his choices for his life and his death----
But I still feel for his family---no matter how someone lives their life, they often have an innocent family left behind who may have been grieving
for a very long time over the choices this man was making. And they may be grieving even more at this time.
Been there, done that.
[Edited on 7-18-2010 by DianaT] |
Ditto's ... on that
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rhintransit
I have no idea what the facts are; it doesn't sound like the speculators on this board do either...
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Who in Mexico could possibly rely on facts to support the necessary assumptions to carry one through the day?
Fact-finding for anybody down here is difficult, and next to impossible for an expat limited to English.
How often has the question been asked here, "Are Stun-Guns legal in Mexico," only to be answered with guesses and gossip? No one really has the
answer, nor do they have the ability to research it.
Just sayin', we rely on assumptions to function.
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