Wray, a 50-year-old Floridian who previously operated a permanent makeup business, met Kane through the sovereign citizen movement. Both she and Kane believed in redemption theory, which states that commercial law secretly replaced constitutional law in this country in 1933, when the United States purportedly pledged each of its citizens as collateral to borrow money from international banks.
In her statement, Wray alleged a cover-up, questioning, among other things, why law enforcement officials in Arkansas have not released the dash-camera video of the traffic stop in which West Memphis Police Sgt. Brandon Paudert, 39, and officer Bill Evans, 38, were killed.
Wray wrote: “People assume that since the police are saying they have video, that they have a video. And why would anybody believe anything the police say as those very police are believed to be involved in a cover-up? Why?”
Earlier this week, Paudert’s father — West Memphis Police Chief Bob Paudert — said Kane’s son, Joseph, 16, had killed both officers using an AK-47. He said both officers were shot numerous times.
Informed of Wray’s allegations, Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the Arkansas State Police, said the investigation included “video evidence obtained from multiple sources.”
Meanwhile, in Springfield, Kane’s younger brother was more conciliatory in his reaction to the shooting.
“I want to offer my sincerest condolences to the officers’ families,” Tom Kane said. “Regardless of who did what and whose fault it was, it was just a mess and didn’t need to happen. Our family hurts for them. You never expect a family member to be involved in something like this. It just tears you up.”
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