Posted on 02/21/2006 5:53:21 PM PST by csvset
An El Sobrante man armed with a crossbow and a blazing propane tank who barricaded himself inside his house and held police at bay for more than seven hours was being held in Contra Costa County Jail on Monday, authorities said.
Rufus Thomas, 47, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a peace officer, making threats and false imprisonment.
When deputies raided the house about 8:15 a.m., they found Thomas wearing a gas mask and a motorcycle helmet and waving a blazing propane tank, Wright said. The police backed off until firefighters could spray the house with fire retardant.
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This guy?
Walking The Dog
Rufus Thomas
Baby's back, dressd in black,
silver buttons all down her back.
High, low, tipsy toe,
she broke a needle and she can't sew.
Walkin' the dog,
just a-walkin' her dog.
If you don't know how to do it,
I'll show you how the walk the dog.
Asked the fellow for fifteen cents,
see the fellow he jumped the fence.
Jumped so high he touched the sky,
never got back till the fourth of July.
Walkin' the dog,
just a-walkin' her dog.
If you don't know how to do it,
I'll show you how the walk the dog.
I thought he was much older than 47....;-)
"When deputies raided the house about 8:15 a.m., they found Thomas wearing a gas mask and a motorcycle helmet and waving a blazing propane tank, "
They think thats odd. They should see him on a Friday night.......
What to make out of "blazing propane tank"? if it was a blowtorch, it is one thing, but if it was the whole tank on fire - then how did he last for 7 hours with it? And where was a SWAT sniper with incendiary/armor piercing ammo, to blow the tank on the perp?
I commend the authorities for ending this confrontation with no loss of life.
I guess we had to be there.
Lol. I haven't seen the guy in thirty years. I was surprised to see that he'd made the news. The only time anyone from the old home town makes the news it's due to crime. A few months back, it was a high school kid who ran off with a porno actress.
If you wanna get warm, when you're down on the farm, Propane.
If you live in the sticks, and your income is fixed, Propane.
It's so high, it's so high, it's so high, Propane.
When your Grandma gets old, you can't let her get cold, Propane.
When your cousin, she's hot, but your fingers are not, Propane.
It's so high, it's so high, it's so high, Propane
When your tanks out of gas, and you're freezin your ass, Propane.
When you think that your stuck, here comes that old big truck Propane
It's so high, it's so high, it's so high, Propane
It's so high, it's so high, it's so high, Propane!
Pinkard and Bowden - Propane
Cousins, Cattle and other Love Stories
(sung to the tune of Clapton's Cocaine)
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