James Arthur Ray Arrested: Details And Pictures
JAMES ARTHUR RAY: Anorak’s man in La loosk at the matter of the Sweat Lodge deaths:
Back when the story of those Arizona sweat lodge deaths first broke on October 8, The Big Cheese had to make a conscious effort not to confuse the name of New Age guru James Arthur Ray… with that of assassin James Earl Ray.
Tonight, there’s less of a difference between the two.
James Arthur Ray is in an Arizona Jail tonight.
He’s charged with three counts of manslaughter, one for each of the innocent people who died as a result of the ceremony he conducted inside a sweltering tent in the middle of the Arizona desert.
Ray, who reportedly would not talk to investigators in the hours after the tragedy unfolded, will be spending some quality time in close proximity to the same authorities he tried so hard to avoid last October – he’s currently locked up in a sheriff’s station in Prescott.
His bail has been set at $5 million.
The Angel Valley Retreat sweat lodge tent, scene of the (alleged) crimes on the evening of October 8, 2009
The local sheriff, Steve Waugh, released a statement saying, in part, “Sheriff Waugh would like to thank the victim’s families for their patience while the Sheriff’s Office completed a thorough and comprehensive investigation. With the arrest of James Ray, Sheriff Waugh hopes the families of the three victims will now have some measure of closure to this tragedy.”
Ray apparently didn’t put up much of a fight. He was peacefully arrested at his attorney’s office in Prescott.
Not to be one-upped by the law, Ray’s attorney, Luis Li, also issued a statement:
“The charges are unjust and we will prove it in court. This was a terrible accident – but it was an accident, not a criminal act. James Ray cooperated at every step of the way, providing information and witnesses to the authorities showing that no one could have foreseen this accident. We will now present this evidence in a court of law, and we are confident that Mr. Ray will be exonerated.”
We shall see. – RR. Image: This is the Camp Verde Detention Facility, where arrested manslaughter suspect James Arthur Ray will be cooling his Gucci loafers for a while.
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