This Hollister????
Posted on 03/05/2010 1:37:17 AM PST by highlander_UW
Sources: Suspected Pentagon gunman was from Hollister
Mar 4, 2010 By The Free Lance Staff
John Patrick Bedell's family has lived in Hollister for many years.
The 36-year-old man suspected in the Pentagon shooting today was from Hollister, local and media sources have confirmed. John Patrick Bedell was identified earlier today by the Associated Press as the suspected gunman. The AP also now has confirmed Bedell died of injuries sustained in the incident.
Local sources say he was the son of Kaye Bedell, the director of allied health at Gavilan College, and John Bedell, Sr., a financial planner in Hollister.
San Benito County Supervisor Reb Monaco, meanwhile, confirmed to the Free Lance he and his family have been "close" with the Bedells for "30-something years."
"I am just shocked by it," said Monaco, who had just heard about the local connection.
The District 4 supervisor said he has known Bedell since the suspected gunman was a "little kid" but he has not had contact with him in the past few years.
Monaco said the last he had heard, Bedell was going to school full time, but that was "several months ago."
Look back for more on the John Patrick Bedell story.
Below is the story from McClatchy-Tribune News:
An armed man apparently planning to enter the Pentagon walked impassively up to police officers guarding the doors of the massive building and opened fire early Thursday evening, wounding two officers before he was shot himself.
Multiple media sources have confirmed the man is from Hollister.
The gunfight took place just yards from the entrance to the giant defense installation as workers were still heading home for the evening, police said. Workers were ordered back to their offices and the building was locked down for a period of time, with no one allowed in or out.
"He walked up, very cool. He had no distress, no emotion in his face," said Richard S. Keevill, chief of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, the civilian police agency that guards the five-sided building. "When he reached in his pocket, they assumed he was going to get his (building) pass out. He came out with a gun."
The gunman began firing, hitting the two officers, who then fired back at the shooter. Both officers were taken to George Washington University hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The gunman was listed in critical condition.
The area just outside the Pentagon is heavily trafficked by commuters, serving as a transit hub both for the Washington Metro railway system and many of the region's buses. The Metro station is one of the busiest in the Washington-area system, with thousands of commuters passing through, transferring from trains to buses.
The Metro entrance is just outside the doors of the Pentagon, meaning anyone can approach the building from the Metro. A force of officers guards the entrance during working hours and people who work inside must flash a badge before entering. Those without badges are ushered to a metal detector to be searched, then are escorted inside.
Officials did not identify the man or specify motives, although he was identified by the AP as 36-year-old John Patrick Bedell.
The Associated Press said investigators were considering the possibility that a second suspect was involved.
Officials refused to speculate on the gunman's motives. "We just do not have enough information on the suspect to make those determinations this evening," said Bryan G. Whitman, the Pentagon spokesman.
However, Whitman agreed with Keevill that the gunman was trying to get inside the building.
"He was obviously trying to gain entrance," said Whitman.
Police said no words were exchanged between the gunman and the officers before shots began flying, sending commuters screaming and scrambling for cover, witnesses told local television news stations.
Keevill said the officers were wearing protective vests. He said he could not say whether the gunman also was wearing a vest and would not describe the assailant's clothing. Keevill would not say whether the man was a Defense Department employee. Police said a third officer was involved in the incident, but did not say in what way.
In 2005, a Pentagon police officer, James M. Feltis III, became the only officer to die in the line of duty when he was struck by a stolen car driven by a man who was fleeing police. No Pentagon police officers were killed in the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon.
Sad ping.
Pentagon on Lockdown After Officers Shot; Suspect in Custody...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/pentagon-shots-fired-police-officers-reported-injured/story?id=10014570
Three People Shot at Metro Station...
http://www.wusa9.com/news/breaking/story.aspx?storyid=98041&catid=158
DETAILS...
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1904181
highlander_UW in post 4 is doing some deep research on this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2464617/posts?page=4#4
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Today I compiled three major research lists:
THUG-O-CRAT hit list [shocking links and headlines]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2464640/posts?page=4
Obama-nomics & Greece [link-list]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2464021/posts?page=4
Close Encounters with the Loony Left [link-list]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2464035/posts?page=2
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this guy is was a 9/11 truther like Obama’s good buddy Van Jones....that should say it all....none of these type are wanted in anyone’s Tea Party
Lefties need to start overturning rocks in their search for terrorists....9/11 truthers are proving to be domestic terrorists...
Bedell is, oops, was a 9/11 truther like Van Jones, the communist, Obama’s buddy....
Tea Partys would chew this guy up and spit him out...same as they would/will do to the likes of Van Jones.
This Hollister????
Is this guy one of your truther friends?
The left is getting adept at scrubbing information...but not good enough. Just like the Nazis, the left sure is into revisionist history.
After a quick scan, looks like an anti-neocon “truther” kook — does that sum the scumbag up correctly?
Al Gore: “He betrayed this country! He played on our fears!”
That kind of wack-job?
That would make him a product of Al Gore. Ironically, Al Gore also inspired the Unibomber:
Gore Says Bush Betrayed the U.S. by Using 9/11 as a Reason for War ...
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0209-01.htm
Feb 9, 2004 ... former Vice President Al Gore on Sunday accused the president of ... “He played on our fears. He took America on an ill-conceived ...
Local news this morning had a clip from his website that refered to “9/11 demolitions”.
I said “Oh, so he was a truther...but the nationla media will never tell you that.”
GMA tried pointing the “anti-government” finger towards the Tea Parties without actually saying it.
The guy in Texas was a Commie and this dude was truther...we don’t want them within 50 miles of our movement. These guys are radical leftists. Too bad the lame stream won’t acknowledge that.
This is bad for Keith Olberman... First Amy Bishop, then Joesph Stack...
After he loses this guy, how many viewers will he have left?
This entry from in his facebook page (since scrubbed) that was posted by FReeper Brytani:
"My desire for justice led me to violate what I think is one of the most unjust laws, cannabis prohibition, by growing 16 cannabis plants on my balcony in Irvine, CA from March 2006 to June 2006. I've posted the Orange County, CA District Attorney's complaint for this offense at http://cannabis.wikia.com/wiki/JPatrickBedell_2006-06-06_cannabis_felony_complaint ."Accordingly, the following two images appear to be related to Bedell. The 1st lists "J. Patrick Bedell" as author. The 2nd list "John Patrick Bedell" as defendant."One desired result of my effort is (will be) billions and billions of carefully cultivated, highly valuable cannabis plants growing throughout the United States with complete security of property. I have posted the image to the right in order to illustrate the use of cannabis as a monetary system..."
Neither pic is posted to be conclusive but to be leads for further inquiry. Was the "Felony Complaint" ever filed? Did Bodell post marijuana cult porn online?
I thought marijuana was supposed to “mellow you out”. These lefties really are angry, aren’t they?
That would probably make for a more stable currency than we have now. There is a subset of our economy that uses cigarettes as money, so this isn't too far-fetched (not that I'm condoning or endorsing this sort of thing, just pointing out facts).
What’s that saying about “mellows the good” “sours the...?”
Kalifornia...
Red dot marks the spot.
In Northern Cali Doc....by San Benito Cty. - Devil Doc BLT 3/5
I found this at Orange County Courts page. The felony charge was dismissed and he pled guilty to resisting arrest. Only served 5 days for that plus community service.
https://ocapps.occourts.org/Vision_Public/DisplayCaseInfo.do?caseobjid=1267803788566&src=case_src
How incompetent must one be to ambush people with a total suprise attack, graze them and end up thoroughly dead.
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