Posted on 03/17/2011 4:38:48 PM PDT by SmithL
OAKLAND -- As police were entering his third-floor hideout in the heart of Chinatown on Thursday morning, a 32-year-old man wanted on marijuana and gun charges in Georgia jumped through a closed window and broke both his legs when he landed on the street below.
Inside the converted warehouse, police arrested his 30-year-old girlfriend, also a Georgia fugitive, and seized marijuana worth at least $300,000. The two were identified as Phillip Laughlin and Sarah Townsend.
The raid occurred about 6:30 a.m. at 1214 Webster St. by officers with the police field support unit, which includes the fugitive detail.
Sgt. Barry Donelan said fugitive officers Jose Vasquez and Dave Wong got information that the couple were hiding in the building and possibly running a marijuana grow operation.
A no-bail arrest warrant out of Sandy Springs, Ga., an Atlanta suburb, charging them with cultivation of marijuana and weapons violations, had been issued March 17, 2010.
As officers were entering the third-floor room, Laughlin ran to the rear and jumped through a closed window, breaking both legs and suffering possible internal injuries when he landed more than 30 feet below.
Donelan said Laughlin later told officers he was desperate to escape because he thought he was facing up to 25 years in a Georgia prison.
Laughlin was taken to a hospital for treatment and placed under arrest. Townsend was arrested without incident.
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Yeah, that's the ticket.
Just because you’re hiding out in china town, it doesn’t make you jackie chan.
The food must be getting really bad in the Oakland City can...
“Just because you’re hiding out in china town, it doesn’t make you jackie chan.”
There is some REALLY GOOD Chinese food in Oakland. But even so...it’s not good enough to give you a chance if you jump 30 feet.
...a 32-year-old man wanted on marijuana and gun charges in Georgia jumped through a closed window and broke both his legs when he landed on the street below. Inside the converted warehouse, police arrested his 30-year-old girlfriend, also a Georgia fugitive, and seized marijuana worth at least $300,000. The two were identified as Phillip Laughlin and Sarah Townsend.*May* have been due to impaired judgment.
not a ping
Thirty foot high wave.
“Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.”
People named Phillip and Sarah were hiding out in Oak-town? No wonder they stood out.
I dunno, the munchies are a bitch. Or so I hear.
That shattered his escape plans.
...among other things.
Exactly.
“They called off the fight after the audience began vomiting due to the sound of your limbs snapping like tree branches.” -stolen fom Nerf This.
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