Tim O’Neil

@oneilt32.bsky.social

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The lieutenant who applied for criminal charges against me, explicitly offered ICE agent to press charges on their behalf against me for “punching” and “assaulting” ICE agents. His police report stated that I “punched” an ICE agent.

For local elected officials who are trying to understand how this trial connects to the national issues- this statement from the Trump administration makes it pretty clear that they know the actions of the WPD and silence of city leaders aids their work.

Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye)@etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’ll keep protecting my neighbors, until state sanctioned violence & kidnapping of immigrants ends. Local police aren’t exempt from the constitution.

Statement provided by Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland to Spectrum News 1 on the jury conviction of former Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj on misdemeanor assault and battery of a police officer following an ICE immigration enforcement operation on Eureka Street in Worcester on 5/8/25:

“District Councilor for the City of Worcester Etel Haxhiaj pulled a political stunt and incited chaos by trying to obstruct law enforcement’s lawful arrest of a criminal illegal alien. It’s disgraceful that elected officials, like District Councilor Haxhiaj, are fighting to protect violent illegal aliens—in this case an illegal alien who assaulted a pregnant woman— over the safety of law-abiding Americans. This stunt by sanctuary lawmakers put the safety of our law enforcement agents at risk. ICE officers are facing a 1300% increase in assaults while carrying out arrests.” 

Haxhiaj was acquitted on the charge of interferring with a police officer.

Thomas Duffy was in the building the whole time, had conversations with Gagne outside the courtroom, walked into the courtroom with the called witnesses and stared down the jurors with them (Gagne pretended to not know who he was) and now this, in the guardian... Yet judge barred him from the stand!

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The DHS assistant secretary has apparently forgotten that the woman they were attempting to abduct was legally present, not a criminal, and not violent. In fact, that characterization was based on lies DHS inserted into their own public statement, released days before WPD addressed the issue.

Etel Haxhiaj (ha-jee-eye)@etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’ll keep protecting my neighbors, until state sanctioned violence & kidnapping of immigrants ends. Local police aren’t exempt from the constitution.

Statement provided by Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland to Spectrum News 1 on the jury conviction of former Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj on misdemeanor assault and battery of a police officer following an ICE immigration enforcement operation on Eureka Street in Worcester on 5/8/25:

“District Councilor for the City of Worcester Etel Haxhiaj pulled a political stunt and incited chaos by trying to obstruct law enforcement’s lawful arrest of a criminal illegal alien. It’s disgraceful that elected officials, like District Councilor Haxhiaj, are fighting to protect violent illegal aliens—in this case an illegal alien who assaulted a pregnant woman— over the safety of law-abiding Americans. This stunt by sanctuary lawmakers put the safety of our law enforcement agents at risk. ICE officers are facing a 1300% increase in assaults while carrying out arrests.” 

Haxhiaj was acquitted on the charge of interferring with a police officer.

On one side we have a dedicated community organizer with six months probation and on the other side we have a police dept spending two days showing us they collaborated with ICE, will do so in the future, don’t follow their own use of force policies, don’t know what de-escalation means don’t care

hey chat, is it a positive or negative contribution to community to try to keep a family safe during a fucking kidnapping that our city's PD assisted? is that a positive or negative contribution to community. I can't tell. Can anyone tell?

Andrew Quemere@andrewqmr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Gagne says he consulted McGuirk. She doesn't wish to address court but agrees with the recommendation. He says he doesn't want to impose heavy handed punishment. He wants to see positive contributions to community from Haxhiaj.