Posted on 04/06/2013 6:40:38 AM PDT by Gorilla44
An “anti-government” man alleged to have kidnapped his two young sons from their grandmother’s house may be trying to escape in a sailboat, according to officials.
Police say that Joshua Hakken, 35, apparently broke into his mother-in-law’s Tampa home after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, tied up his mother-in-law and then fled with the boys, Cole, 4, and Chase, 2.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said that Joshua Hakken and his wife Sharyn, 34, may be traveling together in a 25-foot, 1972 Morgan sailboat, NBCMiami.com reported Friday.
The vessel is blue and has the name “salty” with a picture of a paw near the back of the hull on each side. It has a white sail with blue trim and its registration number is FL3717BK, the FDLE added.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office told NBC station WLFA.com that Hakken had recently bought the boat.
Deputies told the station a witness saw the boat going under the Johns Pass bridge a couple of hours after the abduction Wednesday.
"We've said all along, making irrational decisions doesn't always make you unintelligent. We know he's a very intelligent individual. He's an engineer," Hillsborough County Sheriffs spokesperson, Larry McKinnon, told WFLA.com.
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I consider being called anti-government a badge of honor.
F**k em!
I see, they’re “anti-government” because the sheriff said they’re “anti-government”. No further investigation is necessary — they certainly wouldn’t do any further investigation or offer any evidence if the sheriff had called them “hard-core communists”, now would they.
“anti-government”
Sounds like the worst thing you can be now is “anti-government”
And they don’t mean the middle eastern death cult which is actively trying to destroy our country, our way of life, and our government.
They mean those eeeevvvviiiillllll people who cling to a belief in a higher order and believe in the right to self-defense.
“On a 25 footer they’ll need a lot of skill............ and luck......... “
Especially a Morgan 25. Many 25 footers are sea worthy vessels but not this one.
“I love how the are using the term “anti-government” as if it’s bad thing.”
Yeh ditto. I guess I better buy a boat and head for South America. Why didn’t the headline read “Convicted drug user at sea with kidnapped children?” Apparently the guy had a drug conviction. So do millions of people and they don’t lose their kids.
Forida DEFAX is notorious for being a horrific agency. Kids disappear into that system and are never heard from again. No wonder he grabbed them and ran.
How do a mom and dad “kidnap” their own kids? Do the kids belong to the state?
“Law enforcement” knows exactly what’s going to happen if they corner this guy. They need to back off now.
Joshua Hakken update: Deputies search Hakken family home, turn up computer and credit cards
A computer, credit cards, an Ethernet card, bank paperwork, a U.S. map and list of contacts are among the items Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies say they found when searching Joshua Hakken’s Tampa home.
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The documents show Hauser provided law enforcement with oral and written statements that Joshua Hakken and her daughter Sharyn Hakken had previously planned suicide but Joshua realized “they have a way out.”
Hauser also stated that when Joshua left her house Wednesday morning he stated, “phase one completed, ready for phase two.”
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Other items found at the Hakken home included something eerie, a funeral ad found in the family office.
Don’t you worry, they will.
It's not the crime the Establishment press cares about - children are kidnapped by parents every day in the United States - it's the political persuasion - or color of skin - or religion they care about. In our time - it's the political beliefs...
The hate's the same - the choice of victim changes with time...
Our modern day thugs are the Liberal Elite Establishment and the MSM. In the 60's it was the Southern Establishment - in Germany the Nazi Establishment. Anyone see connections? Yep, it's the 'in' power group that reaches too far... evil is not in the choice of victim - that will be whatever group perceived as weak enough to hurt... Jews, Blacks, white Christians...
It's not the crime the Establishment press cares about - children are kidnapped by parents every day in the United States - it's the political persuasion - or color of skin - or religion they care about. In our time - it's the political beliefs...
The hate's the same - the choice of victim changes with time...
Our modern day thugs are the Liberal Elite Establishment and the MSM. In the 60's it was the Southern Establishment - in Germany the Nazi Establishment. Anyone see connections? Yep, it's the 'in' power group that reaches too far... evil is not in the choice of victim - that will be whatever the in group perceives as weak enough to hurt... Jews, Blacks, and in our time, white Christians...
If this part is true, though, and if they were selling dope I worry about these children:
The couple was acting “in a bizarre manner that alarmed officers” during the arrest, according to press release issued by the Slidell Police Department on April 4. With both children present, the couple told officers that they were “completing their ultimate journey” and planned to “take a journey to the Armageddon,” according to the release.
I find this part troubling, if true:
The couple was acting “in a bizarre manner that alarmed officers” during the arrest, according to press release issued by the Slidell Police Department on April 4. With both children present, the couple told officers that they were “completing their ultimate journey” and planned to “take a journey to the Armageddon,” according to the release.
At this point, credibility is a huge issue.
Weirdly enough, even outside of US territorial waters, they will be pursued by US Marshals. Even after their children are grown up, if they catch him, they will return him to the US to face the litany of charges. And he will likely be convicted and sent to prison.
Good point. You know, in the liberal mindset, that would make perfect sense, since they buy Nancy Pelosi's statement that they had to pass Obamacare before they would know what was in it.
Bump for later
He’s an engineer. I hope he is smart enough to buy the boat and send someone else out on it while he escapes with wife and kids in another direction. That’s what I would do. Why would a smart person leave all that “evidence” in the home for the feds to find? Hummm?
I am anti government to the EXACT degree the Founding Fathers of this Great Nation were. No more no less.
You cant kidnap your own children.
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