his father tells police he has anger management problems. because of because of his rescue efforts during 9/11. is that a record that would normally pop up in this kind of background check? well it depends on how thorough the background check is, that s one of the big questions that lawmakers on capitol hill are asking now. he would have had to have filled out, there is a very extremely detailed questionnaire. that you need to get for any kind of security clearance. and he certainly would have been asked about his arrest record. now whether he lied to federal investigators on the background check. whether they checked beyond that, certainly, if he liveden the community. checking with local police. and something that in any standard practice background check one would do. but then, go beyond that, lawrence. he gets the back, he gets the security clearance, march 2008. then in 2010, he gets arrested
worked here as a waiter. he worked so well that he even picked up the language of thailand and he was pretty fluent in it, according to the people who visited this restaurant. they said he was a friendly guy and a calm guy, and that s what is so out of character about what happened today. they just can t seem to reconcile the two facts here. and that s what is mystifying the people here in ft. worth, rachel. we ve seen these reports, or we ve read reference to his family describing anger management problems. we ve heard reports tonight that he may have been treated for psychological trauma of some kind. his family attributing his anger management problems to possible post-traumatic stress. is any of that echoed in what you are hearing from people who knew him in ft. worth, or is that a totally hidden part of his life? reporter: yeah, it s a hidden part. all these tidbits of information that you ve been reporting over the last few minutes, the people here in ft. worth are learning v
street from here. they became fast friends. they even became roommates for several years. they lived in several different places here in ft. worth. and alexis, aaron alexis even worked here as a waiter. he worked so well that he even picked up the language of thailand and he was pretty fluent in it, according to the people who visited this restaurant. they said he was a friendly guy and a calm guy, and that s what is so out of character about what happened today. they just can t seem to reconcile the two facts here. and that s what is mystifying the people here in ft. worth, rachel. we ve seen these reports, or we ve read reference to his family describing anger management problems. we ve heard reports tonight that he may have been treated for psychological trauma of some kind. his family attributing his anger management problems to possible post-traumatic stress. is any of that echoed in what you are hearing from people who knew him in ft. worth, or is that a totally hidden part of
the tires of somebody else s vehicle. according to the police report, which was released publicly by the seattle police department today, mr. alexis would have been roughly 25 years old at the time. he shot out the rear tires of a vehicle that was parked next to his home. the car was parked by construction workers in the driveway of a work site that was next to where he was living. apparently, they were building a house next door and they were parked at that site. here s how the detective in the case explained his confession i obtained a post-miranda confession from alexis. he explained how he perceived that the construction workers had directed him and how that perception led to what mr. alexis described as a blackout fueled by anger. he said he did not remember pulling the trigger of his firearm until about an hour after he did it. mr. alexis also told me how he was prt ose events had disturbed him. the following morning, the detective says, i received a personal communication,
investigation of alexis was con ducked by the office of personnel management and came after less than four years of that seattle police arrest in which he shot out the tires of a honda accord and blamed it on a blackout fueled by anger and his father told detectives he was suffering from anger management problems. it is true as pete mentioned before, there was no court charges ultimately filed, although there was a public police report. alexis would have been given a lengthy questionnaire and which would have been asked detailed questions about any prior arrests. one question is did he disclose it and did the background investigation by opm uncover this arrest or any other problems relating to him? to that point, people rely on applications all the time, from arrests to education background. with that said, one would think