Posted on 07/05/2024 6:10:23 AM PDT by V_TWIN
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Newly released Putnam County Sheriff’s Office body-worn camera video shows the moments before and after a pipe bomb exploded on a deputy in April.
Action News Jax told you when Charles Legault of Crescent City, was stopped for a traffic violation on Fri., April 5 at the intersection of Moseley Avenue and U.S. 17 in Palatka.
Sgt. Ryan Owens was searching the vehicle when a makeshift “pipe bomb” discharged, releasing a white substance on Owens. It was later determined to be chlorine and brake fluid cleaner.
The video, which is about 16 minutes long, starts with Owens asking Legault, “Whose tag is on this car?”
Legault replies and said it’s his ex-wife’s tag and he sends her money every month. Owens tells Legault that the tag is not registered to the truck.
Owens asks Legault where he was coming from and Legault had to look on his phone to answer that question.
“Anything in the car I need to know about -- guns, drugs, bombs, dope?” Owens asks.
(Excerpt) Read more at actionnewsjax.com ...
Definitely could be worse.
Palatka pipe bomb ping!
This happened a couple of months ago, my wife and I own real estate just outside of Palatka where this event happened.
One of the biggest cash businesses in that area is crystal meth that is cooked up in run down trailers by amateur chemists that are lucky they don’t blow themselves up.
This idiot had rigged up a pipe bomb that was probably made to discourage anyone from stealing his stash.
S9me lawyer will talk the guy into suing the cop for “destroying his personal property during a search”
Yeah that’s what I was thinking, probably used as a boobytrap.
There was obviously a dope in the car................
a long time friend has relatives in that area and the real truth is it IS meth heaven. told me the only guarantee around palatka is that every third person you meet there is either on meth or is related to someone who is.
This incident was a big deal down there, it’s a small town, the county is a rural agricultural area, plus all the local media that showed up, it’s not often they have to call in the Feds to help them since it was a bomb and potential terrorist activity and getting a bomb squad brought in from a neighboring county.
I’m familiar with Palatka my friend....been to Corky Bells many times.....I live in south Duval.
If you follow the link at the story that identifies who he is
“suspect arrested for ‘pipe bomb’ discharge exposing Putnam deputy to substance has been identified”
They also caught his convicted felon meth buddy......Walter White and Jessie Pinkman they ain’t.
Yesterday, Portland, IED thrown at officer in patrol car, shattered window, officer OK.
We used to take our boat from Welaka where our real estate is located to Corky Bell’s all the time. In fact, we used to bar hop, we would take our boat thru Dunn’s Creek to Crescent Lake, eat at 3 Bananas and on the return trip would turn north to Corky Bell’s for a drink before heading back to Welaka.
There’s a reason nobody in the history of the world has ever said meth heads were smart. 😁
been to Corky Bells many times
Fried Pickles!
On my recent visit to find “Old Florida”, I purposely steered away from Palatka, as it’s the one place I knew that would’ve stayed the same as when I grew up. Sounds like it’s even worse.
Palatka is our Rio Linda.......One of my sisters used to live there...............
Amen to Corky Bells on the St. Johns River.
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