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Posted on 01/18/2005 7:07:45 PM PST by Fido969
Man Surrenders After Making Blast Threat Updated: Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005 - 9:21 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man upset over custody of his child threatened to blow up his van a block from the White House on Tuesday, prompting a 4 1/2-hour standoff with police, authorities said.
The incident ended peacefully after police used a robot to deliver a telephone to the man and talked him into surrendering.
Secret Service spokesman Jonathan Cherry said that the man was taken into custody by the Metro Police Department at about 8 p.m. EST.
Portions of several streets were closed during the standoff, creating traffic gridlock in downtown Washington. A motorcade carrying President Bush was diverted to a different White House entrance. Bush was returning from a speech elsewhere in the city.
Debra Weierman, spokeswoman for the FBI's Washington field office, said the man claimed to have 15 gallons of gasoline. He said he would "blow it up if he doesn't get his child back," she said.
The man was not immediately identified. He was driving a red van with Michigan license plates.
The standoff began at about 3:30 p.m. at the corner of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, along the parade route that Bush will travel after his inauguration Thursday.
Nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution and police moved in vehicles to block the van.
(Copyright 2005 The Associated Press.
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That certainly sounds like a responsible father that they should award custody of his child. Correction by daddy in the future might be a real blast.
HOW DID HE GET WITHIN A BLOCK OF THE WHITE HOUSE??? WHERE IS THE SECURITY??
Well, true, but having been to "Family Court" I can sympathize with him. Some folks are just driven mad by the experience.
Best - Fido
I'm (kinda) glad to be old enough to remember The Jetsons and able to see/hear stuff like this -while mundane to youngsters- as pretty cool :-)
Yeah, computers, flat-screen TV, cell phones, that makes it seem like living in science fiction times to me.
Of course, I miss the hovercrafts, moon vacations and robotic maids cleaning my house and offering wise-cracks.
Anyway, an update on the topic- last I heard they are saying this was an issue related to immigration - not child custody.
Best - Fido
huh? What was the original title?
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