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Man jumps out window, breaks legs trying to avoid arrest
Inside Bay Area ^ | 3/17/11 | Harry Harris

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at insidebayarea.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: california; georgia; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; napl; oakland; stupidcriminaltrick
He stocked up on medical marijuana, just in case he ever broke his legs and had internal injuries from jumping through a third-story window.

Yeah, that's the ticket.

1 posted on 03/17/2011 4:38:52 PM PDT by SmithL
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2 posted on 03/17/2011 4:46:12 PM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: SmithL

Just because you’re hiding out in china town, it doesn’t make you jackie chan.


3 posted on 03/17/2011 4:52:59 PM PDT by maine yankee
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To: SmithL

The food must be getting really bad in the Oakland City can...


4 posted on 03/17/2011 4:53:10 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts!IB)
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To: maine yankee

“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.


5 posted on 03/17/2011 4:58:04 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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Thanks SmithL.
...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.


6 posted on 03/17/2011 5:13:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

not a ping


7 posted on 03/17/2011 5:18:29 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: SmithL
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.

Thirty foot high wave.


8 posted on 03/17/2011 5:22:49 PM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages, in honor of Standing Wolf.)
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To: Doogle

“Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.”


9 posted on 03/17/2011 5:26:04 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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10 posted on 03/17/2011 5:29:55 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: SmithL

People named Phillip and Sarah were hiding out in Oak-town? No wonder they stood out.


11 posted on 03/17/2011 5:31:59 PM PDT by Crcl1
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12 posted on 03/17/2011 5:35:12 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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13 posted on 03/17/2011 6:47:53 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: BobL

I dunno, the munchies are a bitch. Or so I hear.


14 posted on 03/17/2011 7:13:20 PM PDT by OnlyTurkeysHaveLeftWings
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To: Slings and Arrows

That shattered his escape plans.


15 posted on 03/18/2011 2:16:10 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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...among other things.


16 posted on 03/18/2011 4:32:17 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Exactly.


17 posted on 03/18/2011 4:47:37 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Slings and Arrows

“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.


18 posted on 03/18/2011 11:32:15 AM PDT by Darksheare (Dear Interdimensional Monstrosity, I fear our relationship has taken a turn for the worse...)
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