Posted on 02/03/2013 7:23:52 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
MIDLAND CITY, AL - As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged from his family. Authorities say Jim Lee Dykes, 65 -- a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War known as Jimmy to neighbors -- gunned down a school bus driver and abducted a 5-year-old boy from the bus, taking him to an underground bunker on his rural property. The driver, 66-year-old Charles Albert Poland Jr., was buried Sunday. Dykes, described as a loner who railed against the government, lives up a dirt road outside this tiny hamlet north of Dothan in the southeastern corner of the state. His home is just off the main road north to the state capital of Montgomery, about 80 miles away. The FBI said in a statement Sunday that authorities continue to have an open line of communication with Dykes. The little boy requested Cheez-Its and red Hot Wheels cars, and both were delivered to the bunker, FBI spokesman Jason Pack told The Associated Press. Authorities had said they also were delivering medicine and other comfort items, and that Dykes was making the child as comfortable as possible.
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Neighbors described Dykes as a man who once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe, threatened to shoot children for setting foot on his property, and patrolled his yard at night with a flashlight and a firearm. Michael Creel said Dykes had an adult daughter, but the two lost touch years ago.
Prayers for this little boy and his family.
He is anti-government and listens to a lot of talk radio....the journalists are trying to put this on the Conservative movement.
He is obviously a nut case regardless of what his political views are. I hope the police can find an effective way to free the young child.
” Michael Creel said Dykes kept to himself and listened to a lot of conservative talk radio.”
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The leftists are loving that.
Yeah...noticed that. Attempted swipe there, wasn’t it?
I wonder if they have thought about piping a anesthetic gas into the bunker?
Funny that at least some of the recent mass shooters were registered Democrats and/or voted for Obama, but the mainstream media omitted those tidbits from their coverage.
I was thinking the same thing.
The longer the stand off goes, the more likely there will be a bad outcome. This guy has had to have slept a few times and they seem to be delivering things through some pipe. Why not deliver a strong dose of gas?
I was thinking that too. Supposedly, the guy has a periscope of sorts to look for/hear approaching people. I am sure that the police and the nut himself have been thinking about that.
The “anesthetist” gas is dangerous and can result in death.
Most likely he listens to Alex Jones abd other of the ilk
anything strong enough to knock out or imobilize the man would be too strong for the child..too risky.
Obviously I don’t know complete details.
But why haven’t they anesthetized the occupants of the shelter? There is a vent pipe they have been talking through. A tiny camera on a wire and some odorless gas seems like it might help the situation. They have to sleep some time. They need to see what’s inside.
There must be a great reason they haven’t considered this. I assume there are logistic details I don’t know about.
So I am not the only one who thought about this.
(I Should have read comments before posting.)
He was arrested for drugs in Panama City several years ago. I have no idea what the outcome was.
Yeah, just spitballin, my fear is that the sick puppy will be one of those that wants to die but is too gutless to die alone.
(I Should have read comments before posting.)
Well I’m glad I’m not the only one guilty of that. Sometimes my fingers, like my mouth start working before my brain!
The longer this goes on the better the chance that the little boy is scarred for life.
God in Heaven, I pray that this little boy will OK and that the police capture this sicko before he can do any further harm.
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