Police May Have Mistakenly Shot a CIA Agent

HOUSTON, TX -- Police in Texas are trying to verify whether a man officers shot and killed after a chase in Houston on Tuesday was a CIA agent.

One day after police shoot and kill 52-year-old Roland Carnaby following a bizarre high speed chase, more questions are being raised about the self proclaimed CIA agent's real identity.

Capt. Steve Jett of the Houston Police Department says "there are credentials in the car that we have seized and that was the indication that he worked with the CIA."

Police say a top CIA official is now headed to Houston to verify the documents.

Capt. Steve Jett says "they could have been made up. They look authentic, but you can do a lot of things with a computer."

As condolences pour into the Carnaby home in Pearland, his family is proudly showing off pictures and plaques along with other mementos they say confirms Carnaby's distinguished service to the country.

The family says one reason for all the confusion, according to family members, Roland Carnaby went by other names. In fact, this book signed by former director of CIA is autographed to "Tony" one of his alleged alias.

Former CIA officer David Adler says "Mr. Carnaby never mentioned to me that he was a CIA agent."

Former CIA officer David Adler says he recently met Carnaby at a dinner for the local chapter for the Association of Intelligence Officers. Carnaby was the president.

David Adler says "He certainly seemed like a nice guy. He did not strike me as irrational or unusual."

Adler says he stunned by yesterday's incident.

He believes Carnaby's bizarre actions are an an example of how someone would the CIA would not behave.

David Adler says "and they certainly don't engage in the sort of dangerous behavior that happened yesterday."

Police believe Carnaby was reaching for a cell phone and not one of the three weapons in his car, as first thought.

Officials say Carnaby had a concealed carry permit, which would not be needed if he were an intelligence agent.

His family released the following statement today:

"He lived and breathed his work, loved his country and risked his life for it on an ongoing basis. My family and his associates in the intelligence community believe he deserves real acknowledgment for his many years of service."

 

Created: 5/1/2008 9:00:15 PM Updated: 5/1/2008 9:01:31 PM

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