Posted on 04/21/2013 10:01:54 AM PDT by Steelfish
Boat Where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Hid 'Looked Like Swiss Cheese' After Shootout Tsarnaev was found when Watertown man looked underneath tarpaulin and found the Boston bombing suspect inside
Adam Gabbatt 20 April 2013 The boat that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding in looked like "Swiss cheese" after the Boston bombing suspect's shootout with police, the boat's owner told neighbours.
Tsarnaev was taken into custody after a Watertown resident, named locally as David Henneberry, went to check on his boat and found Tsarnaev inside. Swat teams moved in and a gun fight ensued, resulting in Tsarnaev being captured. He is in hospital in a serious condition.
On Saturday, Henneberry was being hailed as the man who helped end a tense 22-hour manhunt, which, until his phone call to police, had been fruitless.
But it came at a cost. The boat – a source of immense pride for the owner, according to local residents – was no longer seaworthy, being, as it was, riddled with bullet holes.
"He said the boat was like Swiss cheese," said one neighbour, who did not want to give her name but lived a few doors down from the boat owner.
The resident said she had spoken to Henneberry on Friday night, after police had taken away the suspect.
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Bigger story to me is that, as soon as the public is brought into the picture, the dirtbags are caught. Publication of their photos the afternoon before, which resulted in the euthanasia of dirtbag #1, and then removal of the lockdown the next day, which resulted in the discovery of dirtbag #2 within minutes.
If law enforcement has learned anything, it's to trust and involve the public from the outset, despite the bad rumors circulating initially, coming mainly from...you guessed it...law enforcement. Recall the mess with the D.C. snipers: Police Chief Moose was pushing the idea it was a white man in a white panel van, even after he knew it was two black guys in a dark-colored car. Once he was forced to reveal the real information, a trucker spotted the SOBs at a rest stop, and they were captured quickly.
If this is true, amazing that the owner of the boat wasn’t killed by the young terrorist...there was a SWAT team in the house next door, maybe viewing this, maybe not, and the man was able to walk away from the boat and make a phone call? Pretty unbelievable.
“The boat might be worth a small fortune to someone who collects historical hardware”
Won’t it be seized as evidence? Could be a looooong time before he gets it back?
HE was shooting out of the boat.
The boat will be on eBay next week - and the owner will be able to buy a yacht.
“shootout with police”
But MASS is a state with very strict gun laws! You mean this POS didn’t obey the gun laws?
Hansberry should get the $50,000 reward, and a new boat.
Wow, never thought of that. He could buy a new house and boat.
just think what that boat will bring on eBay!
bump
I feel bad for that boat owner. I hope his insurance covers it.
Watch - - the insurance policy will have a clause: “Coverage does NOT extend to acts of God or shootouts with Islamic terrorists.”
Blanks my a$$.
Outgoing may solve the riddle, but then why use blanks against a terrorist shooting at you?
good question
That boat will replace the Ka'aba within 5 years, and its former owner will want for nothing.
What about a reward for finding the terrorist bastard? Why can’t the swat and the rest of them pool their own money to by this man a new boat?
This man FOUND what hundreds of law enforcement could not.
He should be rewarded. At least with a new boat, and a little something for the emotional drama.....AND THE BRAINS TO CALL IT IN!
IR Video of bomber in the boat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZG1No-Ecojg
Someone should find out how many rounds hit houses in the area.
Amen.
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