The FBI Agents Association opposes parole for Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist who gunned down two FBI agents, Ronald Williams and Jack Coler, in 1975.
Leonard Peltier, an indigenous activist who executed two wounded FBI agents after a shootout in 1975, is due for what could be his final parole hearing Monday. And while he has the support of left-wing advocates and a handful of Democratic lawmakers, the FBI Agents Association is vehemently opposed to his release from prison and calling on the federal Parole Commission to keep him locked up. Peltier, 79, is being held at a federal penitentiary in Sumterville, Florida.
According to court documents, Williams warned Coler over the radio that someone in the vehicle was about to start shooting at them. Gunfire erupted. Both agents were wounded. Peltier approached them with a rifle and shot each man in the head from point-blank range. Then he fled to Canada, where he was captured and extradited to the U.S. to face justice. Coler, originally from Bakersfield, California, had been an LAPD officer before joining the FBI in 1971.
Peltier's last parole hearing ended in a rejection in 2009. Although his supporters have the backing of some prominent Democrats, including President Biden's secretary of the interior, Deb Haaland, former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both denied requests for clemency. Although Peltier has his supporters, many within the FBI family adamantly oppose his release, Bara said.
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