Yes, I think gunnut Witaschek guilty of something involving illicit gun or ammo possession. He's IUPG, innocent until proven guilty, but the overall conviction rate of someone charged with a crime is about 71%, so it's more like, innocent until proven guilty, tho probably guilty....
I think you should've provided more info, EM, needed to demonstrate his complicity, and note to unfamiliar readers that electric monk's use of faux = rightwing fox news and moonie times = rightwing 'Washington times', iirc:
media matters: A man accused of violating D.C.'s gun laws is conservative media's latest dubious "hero" in its ongoing effort to attack stronger gun laws. Right-wing media are defending a D.C. man on trial for possessing unregistered ammunition by making a flawed comparison between his situation and NBC News host David Gregory's display of a high-capacity ammunition magazine on Meet the Press..
Conservative media's complaint that D.C. financial advisor Mark Witaschek faces trial while Gregory faced no criminal charges ignores that those two situations rest upon entirely different circumstances
Witaschek's legal problems began 2012. Following alarming allegations that Witaschek threatened his "estranged wife" with a gun, police visited his home on two occasions. During both visits, police found unregistered ammunition in Witaschek's home. The charge from the first police visit was thrown out because even though Witaschek consented to a search, the visit was conducted without a warrant. Witaschek was offered a plea deal that included no jail time and a $500 fine to resolve the charge from the second police visit, which was performed with a warrant. Witaschek rejected the offer and plans to go to trial on the remaining charge.
It's a stretch to compare the allegations against Witaschek to Gregory's display of an ammunition magazine for educational purposes, yet conservative media have lauded Witaschek, crying unfair persecution. In some cases conservative media have even distorted the circumstances of Witaschek's case to present him as a more sympathetic figure.
Fox News has also hyped the flawed Gregory comparison to defend Witaschek.. "It seems to me a double standard. David Gregory of NBC when he held up on camera a 30-round magazine and he got let off scot-free." Morris concluded the segment by wishing Witaschek "the best of luck" at an upcoming court hearing.
A January 25 Witaschek appearance on Fox & Friends featured no mention of the initial domestic abuse allegation. In fact, the issue was obfuscated by co-host Tucker Carlson who asked, "Do you have a long record of violent crimes?" to which Witaschek replied, "Nothing, absolutely nothing."
Carlson said that "it's hard for our viewers to believe this happened in America," suggested we are living in a "police state," and described Witaschek as "a victim of gun control gone completely crazy." http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/02/12/how-a-man-accused-of-threatening-his-wife-with/198027
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