Mothers Day Swatting Attack

Iraq Disabled Combat Veteran swatting attack adventure

On Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022, what should have been a quiet evening on Pueblo’s east side was shattered by a false police report that triggered a swatting attack. The video above captures the incident in real time.

Denver District Attorney Chief Deputy Mellissa Shopneck relied on the false police report to conceal a plea breach. After 162 days, her office failed to ensure that the due process of a contractual agreement was honored and performed. In cooperation with the Pueblo District Attorney’s Office, charges were dropped to reinforce the narrative in Denver that the only place I belong in society is in jail.

304 days after Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser refused to honor the plea deal promised by contract, the swatting attack was used to devastating effect. Chief Deputy District Attorney Mellissa Shopneck secured an arrest warrant, and I was held from June 30, 2022, until July 12, 2023. During that time, Senior Judge Judith Labuda kept me under separation for all status hearings, a tactic used to coerce me into accepting a plea deal that would absolve officials of their violations of my fundamental constitutional rights.

LT. COL Bishop, XO of the 1-37 AR “Bandits,” presenting coins for Karbala support during the 2004 siege, when the Bandits engaged the Mahdi Army.

KOREA

I served in the United States Army from 23 febuary 2001 until 22 febuary 2005, and I carry that service forward into this record. my first duty station was in korea, i had just arrived to camp essayons months prior to september 11th 2001, the day the world stoped and changed forever

shaking hands with General Thomas A. Schwartz, Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, during a Korean American Friendship Association banquet.

IRAQ

I deployed to Iraq in 2003 with the 501st MI BN 1st BCT, 1st Armored Division as a 96R (Romeo), a Ground Surveillance Systems Operator, the military intelligence version of reconnaissance for the U.S. Army. My role was to track movement, interpret radar signatures, and provide frontline intelligence that shaped operations on the ground.

Iraq, 2003, serving with the 1st Armored Division as a 96R (Ground Surveillance Systems Operator).

My reconnaissance work was narrowly focused on high-value targets and weapons of mass destruction. Our Romeos were tasked with ensuring that counter-intelligence agents, interrogators, and their interpreters were protected during enhanced interrogation operations. we became responsible for handling detainees as part of our role.

Iraq war, supporting counter-intelligence and interrogation teams, with Romeos assuming responsibility for detainee handling.

During a routine presence patrol escorting the XO of the 13th Cavalry Regiment, my convoy was struck by a daisy‑chained IED consisting of 16 linked explosives. The blast engulfed our vehicles and left me with injuries that I carry to this day. The coin I received from the 13th Cavalry, marked with crossed sabers, the number 13, and the motto “It Shall Be Done”, remains a reminder of both my service and the cost of that mission.

Iraq, aftermath of a daisy‑chained IED strike during a presence patrol with the 13th Cavalry Regiment.

It has been 1,263+ days since May 8, 2022, and I continue to fight to hold those accountable. This record stands as both testimony and evidence, a chronograph of service, sacrifice, and systemic failure that cannot be erased.

My office during the occupation of Iraq, a reminder of where this fight began, and why it continues.