Twin Peaks Shootout

<p>In a case stemming from a shootout at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, in 2015, a federal court <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wacobikershootout.pdf">granted</a></strong> McLennon County, its district attorney, and two Department of Public Safety agents’ motion to dismiss a suit brought by motorcycle club members who claim the defendants violated their rights by obtaining arrest warrants based on a fill-in-the-name affidavit that lacked probable cause.</p>

AUSTIN, Texas — In a case stemming from a 2015 shootout at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, a federal court granted McLennon County, its district attorney, and two Department of Public Safety agents dismissal of claims that they violated the rights of motorcycle club members by obtaining arrest warrants based on a fill-in-the-name affidavit that lacked probable cause.

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