Federal Witness Murdered In Philadelphia

Apparently, the Feds forgot the "protection" part of the Witness Protection Program. Barney Coopersmith could have done a better job . . .

About eight months ago, Chante Wright, 23, entered the federal Witness Protection Program so she could testify about a 2000 murder related to a rapper's new contract. Despite death threats, she couldn't stay away from the old South Philly neighborhood, especially after she learned her beloved grandmother was dying in North Philadelphia.

Within seven hours of arriving here from Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, Wright, whose name had been changed to Chante Jackson, was dead.

She was the second witness to be killed who was to testify against Hakeem Bey, 26, charged with killing Moses Williams in 2000. Bey is being held on murder charges at the Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road for a mid-March trial.

"I can't say if she got murdered because she was a witness," said a source familiar with Bey's upcoming murder trial.

Bey had been rearrested, in part, because Wright was willing to testify, according to another source, familiar with her testimony. At 2 a.m. on Saturday, Wright was fatally shot numerous times in her torso on Patton Street near Tasker, only seven blocks from where Bey and his clan claim their drug turf. (H/T - The Philadelphia Daily News)

I take no pleasure in Wright's death, but it is interesting to see the feebs get some comeuppance. Their behavior is something that police shows usually do not exaggerate. Most of them show utter contempt for local police departments, and treat us like second-class citizens. Many utilize the ancient exotic art of non-cooperation, and even when they do leak some information to the "little people," it is hardly worth it.

God forgive me, but it's nice to see them trip up once in a while.