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Lawyer Loses It Over Media Questioning

2006_11_perezolivocover.jpgThe Westchester man who was shot, along with his wife who later died from her injuries, on Saturday, flipped out when a reporter asked him if he killed his wife. Carlos Perez-Olivo, a recently disbarred lawyer, told police that a car forced him off Saw Mill River Road and that a man shot him in the stomach and his wife in the head. While police are looking for the gunman, Perez-Olivo himself has also been questioned.

When he was leaving the New Castle police station for a second day of questioning, Fox 5 reporter Charles Leaf asked, "Carlos, did you kill your wife?" Hello, Fox chutzpah! As if anyone would admit that on TV. Perez-Olivo yelled, "Son of a bitch" and then attempted to swing at reporters, until a detective restrained him. You can see Fox 5's coverage here.

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  • Brightliner

    It just shows that today's reporters are so much more "in your face" and rougher than those of old. If you were to think about the dearly departed Ed Bradley, he could ask the tough questions and put you on the spot, but he'd do it in a way that nobody thought about taking a swing at him. The decline of western journalism continues.

  • Shocking! A Faux News reporter acts like an Asshole and the Rag Known as the NY Post implies that the lawyer is the Killer.

    So much for "Fair and Balanced"!

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