Why the hell are WE being so self-deprecating?
Stay Strong,
Fuzzy122
Posted on 08/31/2004 10:24:29 PM PDT by JDGreen123
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say the unusual behavior of a New York truck driver who was pulled over for speeding and then shot during a confrontation with a state trooper has prompted them to investigate possible terrorist ties.
Mohammed Medhat Karim, 46, was pulled over Monday by Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Thomas C. Kilpatrick for speeding on U.S. Highway 64 in Wayne County, about 80 miles southwest of Nashville. As Kilpatrick was returning with the citation, authorities said Karim backed into the trooper's car, and "there was a confrontation at that time." Kilpatrick fired several shots, striking the driver in his chest, according to reports. Karim somehow took the gun away from the trooper, got back in his rig and drove about a mile before apparently realizing he had been shot and pulled over, authorities said. He was then arrested.
"It's a very strange set of circumstances," said District Attorney General Mike Bottoms, who called for the probe. "We're trying to find out why a driver would act the way this one did for a speeding ticket."
Maj. Gen. Jerry Humble, director of Tennessee's Homeland Security, said authorities "don't have any indication right now" that Karim may be tied to terrorists, but they're just being "cautious." "It's normal procedure," Humble said. "This is the world we live in after 9/11, so this is the steps we have to take. Law enforcement never know what's going to happen."
Humble agreed with Bottoms that it was Karim's "actions" that "raised our eyebrows," not his foreign-sounding name or the fact that President Bush was in town Tuesday to speak to the American Legion national convention.
"It was irrational behavior from a commercial truck driver, and this was a crime," Humble said. Karim's tractor trailer has been impounded, he said, and it's going to be off-loaded. Authorities haven't yet learned what cargo the truck was carrying.
Meanwhile, Karim remains at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition Tuesday.
No charges have been filed against him, and his driving record was not available under New York privacy laws. Kilpatrick has been placed on administrative leave with pay.
camels and goats.
No virgins for you, Mohammed!
prisoner6
There have been reports that indicate the next terrorist attacks on this country will come in the form of truck bombs, etc. I'm glad this guy was stopped.
What was his truck carrying?
Wish I knew which caliber was used here that so completely failed with a center-of-mass shot.
Methinks the policeman used FMJ ammo. Big mistake, if so.
Mohammed Medhat Karim,-GUILTY!
It wreaks of 9mm FMJ. Only Winchester 127gr +p+ or Gold Dot +p's 124's are worth much in 9mm.
If I were open carrying (as a cop does) I'd pick a Glock 21 for sure.
You know it was a POS 9mm. I would resign without at least a .40. .45 is the best for downing an opponent.(even if you just wing em they slip in their own poop.)
"Kilpatrick fired several shots, striking the driver in his chest, according to reports."
Cool...
Why the hell are WE being so self-deprecating?
Stay Strong,
Fuzzy122
Local evening news here in the Nashville area says plastic coke bottles.
I'd consider .357 Sig, but still would go with a G21. 14 on tap rounds of .45 should work.
For those unfamiliar with that incident: At the time, all authorities claimed that it wasn't terrorism...just a lone, crazed Muslim Egyptian who decided to shoot up the El Al terminal before Israeli guards tackled him and capped him. It wasn't until 2003 that the feds quietly admitted that, yup, the guy was carrying out a terrorist attack. Gee whiz willikins.
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