Man who acted suspiciously near dam is not charged
By RICHARD LIEBSON
rliebson@thejournalnews.com
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: May 13, 2005)
No charges will be brought against a Patterson man whom police and FBI agents stopped in Scarsdale on Wednesday after he was seen driving near the Kensico Reservoir and Dam wearing a Kevlar helmet and body armor. The Westchester County Bomb Squad subsequently blew up a knapsack found in the man's car.
"As far as we're concerned the matter is closed,'' FBI Agent James Margolin said yesterday. "The gentleman is not being charged with any federal or local crimes and has been referred to mental health officials for evaluation.''
The 43-year-old man, who has not been identified, was stopped by White Plains police and FBI task force members at Post and Gorham roads about 10:20 a.m. after a member of the task force followed him from Route 22 in North White Plains through White Plains and across the Scarsdale border. When the man got out of his gray sport utility vehicle police shot him with a stun gun. They said he refused repeated orders to stop walking toward them.
For the next four hours police and bomb specialists searched his car, which was later impounded. A knapsack containing wires, batteries and a computer circuit board was blown up and several canisters found in the car were taken away for further examination. No explosives were found.
The man was questioned for several hours at White Plains police headquarters before he was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for a psychiatric evaluation. He remained at the medical center yesterday.
That poor 'gentleman'.
Nothing to see here....move along. ~groan!
THANKS for the update angcat.
I'm glad it turned out to be nothing.
So, wondering what the gentleman's name is
and what was the alleged unidentified liquid in the container?
Water, urine, sports drinks....