Supporters of Ryan Chamberlain, the manhunt subject who was taken into custody yesterday by the FBI and San Francisco Police Department, are using crowdsourcing to raise a legal defense fund. The organizer of the campaign on Crowdtilt.com says that “Ryan Chamberlain is part of the San Francisco political family and he’s got a great community of friends. He’s a great guy who broke a little bad. Let’s help him out.”
Ryan Chamberlain's friend @adrielhampton: “This is a railroading. This is a poor guy who wants to kill himself." http://t.co/tVcjvU3KrC
— Demian Bulwa (@demianbulwa) June 3, 2014
Closing in on the tilt goal for #RyanChamberlain's legal defense fund: https://t.co/SqshvOvnmF $9k in 17 hours so far.
— Adriel Hampton ? (@adrielhampton) June 3, 2014
SF PD + FBI making #RyanChamberlain out to be some monster so they get their 15 minutes of fame. (14 minutes) http://t.co/8j7kSa2DlW
— Occupy HLN (@occupyhln) June 3, 2014
Chamberlain garnered sympathy from some after he posted what read like a three-page suicide note online. “I’ve hit some really dark moments,” he wrote. “I got dark. I got really dark.” He later tweeted that “I explored some ugly websites, a year-ish ago. I was depressed. I let [Breaking Bad character] Walter White get to me.”
https://twitter.com/BobBrigham/status/473894384443084801
https://twitter.com/BobBrigham/status/473860068551557120
Is Chamberlain just misunderstood? The manhunt began after a search of Chamberlain’s apartment allegedly uncovered explosive materials. A bag reportedly belonging to Chamberlain contained all the makings of an improvised explosive device, or IED.
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Criminal complaint: FBI tried to follow #RyanChamberlain but stopped when he started speeding & ignoring stop lights & signs @kron4news
— Dan Kerman (@DanKermanSF) June 3, 2014
Criminal complaint: #RyanChamberlain messenger bag had materials for IED, improvised explosive device @kron4news pic.twitter.com/7DPzlFOcSN
— Dan Kerman (@DanKermanSF) June 3, 2014
Court Docs: #RyanChamberlain had jar, filled with screws/ball bearings with igniter
— Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) June 3, 2014
Docs: #RyanChamberlain's bag contents
1) jar w/green powder
2) model rocket motor
3) electric match
4) bearings/screws
5) wire
6) remote— Evan Sernoffsky (@EvanSernoffsky) June 3, 2014
BREAKING: Here is what @FBI agents found in a bag they say belonged to #RyanChamberlain @CBSSF pic.twitter.com/bice1YtGOm
— Christin Ayers (@ChristinAyers5) June 3, 2014
BREAKING: @FBI says bag belonging to #RyanChamberlain contained "powdery green substance" believed to be "explosive material" @CBSSF
— Christin Ayers (@ChristinAyers5) June 3, 2014
@zangrilli This is a perplexing storyline. Seems like there would be plenty of lawyers in SF to take this case on. https://t.co/J0ob9Cw1d6
— Bill Wyland (@billwyland) June 3, 2014
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