European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Thursday. January 20,1994 Harding s former husband charged  follows to hour meeting Between skater officials Portland Ore. A Jeff Gillooly the sex Hus band of . Figure skating Champion Tonya Harding was charged with conspiring to attack skater Nanc Kerrigan authorities said wednesday. Gill poly was named in a warrant issued tuesday by circuit judge Donald Londer. The announcement came hours after a Daylong meeting Between Harding and authorities. Gillooly had not yet been arrested said mul Tomah county sheriffs officer Dave Bejarano. An affidavit from a sheriffs Deputy released with the arrest warrant said Harding s bodyguard Shawn Eckardt signed a confession admitting his role in the alleged conspiracy. Kerrigan was injured Jan. 6 when a Man slammed Abar into her right knee in Detroit. According to the affidavit from mul Tomah county Deputy James Mcnelly Eckardt said Gillooly told him Harding made two Telephone Calls in an attempt to de Termine Kerrigan s practice schedule  . Figure skating championships in Detroit. Harding divorced Gillooly in August and later resume living with him but said tuesday that the two were Sepa rating again. His arrest further complicated Harding s efforts to remain on the  olympic team for the Winter games in Lillehammer Norway next month. She and Gillooly have both denied any involvement in the alleged plot to injure Kerrigan. Olympic officials have said Harding would be removed from the team i she were implicated in the attack the affidavit also says Gillooly s Bank records show he withdrew $9,000 in three separate transactions be tween dec. 27 and Jan. 6. The affidavit details wire transfers Eckardt made to Derrick Brian Smith also charged in the  affidavit says Shane Minaka Stant the accused hit Man travelled to the Boston area where Kerrigan lives on dec. 29 and stayed until Jan 3. It says Tele phone records show Stant placed a Call Jan. 1 from his hotel room to the rink where Kerrigan practices. According to the affidavit Stant moved to a Motel in Romulus mich., on Jan. 4. He received a phone Call there Jan. 5 from the Home phone of Gillooly and har Ding in Oregon. On Jan. 12, Smith confessed to Fri agents in Phoe Nix the affidavit said. Smith said Stant was unable to carry out the assault in Boston so he travelled to de troit a week before the . Championships. Smith said Stant assaulted Kerrigan following a practice session. Smith admitted driving the getaway car after being paid $2,000 by Eckardt for the Job. Stant said the decision to hit Kerrigan in the right knee was reached during planning meetings in Oregon because As it was explained to Stant by Gillooly this was Kerrigan s Landing leg and. By injuring it she would be unable to compete the affidavit said. Harding spoke with the Fri and local prosecutor for More than 10 hours tuesday and reportedly denied any involvement in the attack. About eight hours into the interview she released a statement announcing that she and Gillooly were separating. As she left the questioning Harding was asked by re porters what she would say to her fans. Her voice trem bling the 23-year-old skater said please believe  asked if she still believed in Gillooly Harding said " Ore., on tucs a accompanied a her definitely then drove off. Harding s attorney Robert c. Weaver said they co operated fully with the Fri and District attorney add ing it would not be appropriate to discuss details of the investigation. Assistant District attorney Norm Fri Kalso declined comment. But the new York times on wednesday quoted a unidentified investigator As saying Harding consistently denied any knowledge of the attack. The source said Harding cried several times during the questioning but she s holding  the times also reported that figure skating officials will vote next week on whether to keep Harding on the  team for the Winter games. _ Claire Ferguson president of the . Figure skat ing association told the times ballots will be sent by tax to the association s 45-member International com Mitte Eon or about next wednesday asking them if they want Harding to remain on the team. The United mates must name its team by Jan. 31 Waco cult set up deadly ambush agent testifies san Antonio a the Branc davidians set up an ambush for Federal agents by luring them As far into the cult s compound As possible before open ing fire an at agent testified tuesday. The davidians also fired first Roland Ballesteros said. But he acknowledged under Cross examination that shortly after the raid he told Texas investigator that the agents probably fired first. Four agents of the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms were killed and 16 wounded during the feb. 28 raid. Six cult members also Are believed to have died. Eleven cult members Are charged with murder and conspiracy to murder Federal officers. They face up to life in prison without parole if convicted. The raid touched off a 51-Day standoff that ended april 19, when cult Leader David Koresh and about 80 followers died in a fire that authorities said was set by the cult. Many also had been shot. Ballesteros said he was assigned Tenter the compound through the front door. The at agent said that As he approached the City Block sized Structure amid gunfire from the compound Koresh opened the door. I yelled to him police Lay Down " Ballesteros said. I continued  responded what s going on i yelled search warrant Lay Down i was watching his face. He just made some kind of Smirk and then he closed thedoor. It was Clear to me that was an am Bush. They wanted us to get closer and closer before they opened  he said that after Koresh closed thedoor gunfire began bursting through windows Walls and the front door with one Bullet tearing away part of his left thumb. Defense attorneys said the cult Mem Bers acted in self defense after being fired upon by Black Clad agents who piled out of two unmarked cattle trailers. The first bursts of gunfire were no coming from us Ballesteros said. They were clearly coming from the  but 10 Days after the raid Ballesteros told investigators from the Texas rang ers that he first heard gunshots As he entered the compound s Gate and believe those shots were from agents trying to subdue dogs on the premises. When defense attorney Jeff Kearne asked about the contradiction Balleste Ros blamed a poor memory and unidentified medication he was taking for his thumb injury. I am not making excuses. I guess i just could t remember everything at the time Ballesteros said. Defense attorneys later suggested to reporters that Ballesteros May have changed his Story after rehearsing with prosecutors. During Cross examination defense attorneys also said Ballesteros had never told investigators that at agents were ambushed or that Koresh had smirked. When defense attorney Dan Cogdell asked Ballesteros about the additions Bayesteros replied the truth is the the agent also admitted under Cross examination that his superiors including Al raid supervisor Chuck Sarabyn pushed on with the raid even after they knew the element of Surprise had Bee lost. He did Tell us they know we re com ing and to hurry up " Ballesteros Saido Sarabyn. Ballesteros said that Sarabyn and an other at raid supervisor Phil Chojnacki later lied about losing the element of Surprise. The same finding was reached in a Treasury department re View that has not been admitted into Evi Dence