Sounds like some very sloppy police work. Information from somebody under the influence of meth should have been an immediate red flag. Plus using information from another officer 5 years prior should have never been taken into account on this warrant. From what the article states apparently there was something on the warrant that made it invalid, plus did not authorize a no-knock raid, so the cops definitely violated the law. Everyone involved in this raid should be prosecuted for felony homicide to include the magistrate who signed the warrant.
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