Help Tracy Ingle find justice.
Tracy is yet another innocent victim of no-knock warrants and the so-called war on drugs. Please read his story below and take a look at the limited press coverage of the incident. Everyone in America needs to hear about this.
Press Coverage
Shot in the Dark - David Koon
Radley Balko - The Agitator
Reason.com - Tracy Ingle: Another Drug War Outrage
Information About the Incident
Tracy Ingle was asleep in his house when armed police using a no-knock warrant burst in. Unsure about what was happening, he reached for a non-functioning pistol, but began to drop it as soon as he realized who they were. The gesture was too late -- officers shot him 5 times.
Mercifully, he survived, but despite not finding any drugs in his house, Tracy is being charged with two felony counts of Aggravated Assault, drug paraphernalia and running a drug premises. He is in very poor physical shape and obviously not doing well psychologically, due to the incident. Many people in his town and even family find it easier to believe the police would not make such a big mistake. Of course Tracy's neighbor -- who saw the whole thing -- believes him, but the police have intimidated him to near silence. Everyone who speaks to his neighbor privately hears his story, but after the police "questioned" him for 4 hours and "advised" him not to get involved, he has refused to testify or go on the record.
He and his family are trying to get a lawyer to fight this injustice but do not have the necessary funds, yet.
Tracy's situation is current at rock bottom. He has not received the care he needs, he cannot work, he cannot drive, and is he suffering from PTSD ever since the incident. He does not know who he can trust and lives in fear of the local police. Tracy needs help in paying his hospital bills, medical expenses (such as continued care), medications, counseling and transportation expenses.
How you can help
A note from your friendly webmaster: It wasn't Tracy's (or Tiffney's) idea to ask for handouts, it was only by the suggestion and help of others that this site was erected. That doesn't mean Tracy doesn't need finance help; he is still lacking adequate medical care, he is out of money and he cannot work. Tiffney is a single mother and full-time student, so she is already stretched to her limit trying to help him out. No one else in their family can help financially, either. So, finance support would be much appreciated. Words of kindness would also help them get through this. Lastly, media attention and exposure is important. Not just for them, but for this country. Link it on your blog, post this site to social news aggregators, send it to your local paper. Please contact Tiffney if you want more detailed information for a story.
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Tracy and his family are out of money and facing large medical and legal expenses. You can help out by donating via PayPal to jntstellitano@gmail.com (OR Just click on the Donate button below)
You can also send your support to
Tiffney Forrester
4024 Franklin Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
Tiffney is Tracy's outside contact right now, you can send letters of support to him through her. You can email her with the contact form below.
If you would like to voice support for Tracy's case, you can contact officials in his town with the information in the "voice support" page on the left.
You may also want to visit the links section and visit and/or support those organizations.
Contact Tiffney via Email
