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New Orleans Man Arrested, Accused of Shooting at Rescue Helicopter
AP ^ | AP-ES-09-06-05 1628EDT

Posted on 09/06/2005 1:46:24 PM PDT by TheOtherOne

New Orleans Man Arrested, Accused of Shooting at Rescue Helicopter
The Associated Press
Published: Sep 6, 2005 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans man was arrested and charged with shooting at a military rescue helicopter.

Authorities said the bullets apparently did not hit anything.

Wendell Bailey, 20, was taken into custody Monday night by agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The agents were in the neighborhood to investigate neighbors' complaints of gunfire and heard shots from an apartment window as a helicopter flew over.

AP-ES-09-06-05 1628EDT


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: helicopter; katrina; rescue; shooting
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1 posted on 09/06/2005 1:46:25 PM PDT by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne

I hope this sick bastard pays.


2 posted on 09/06/2005 1:46:47 PM PDT by TheOtherOne (I often sacrifice my spelling on the alter of speed™)
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To: TheOtherOne

Why arrest him? There was martial law. They should have just put a few holes in him.


3 posted on 09/06/2005 1:48:04 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: TheOtherOne

Just don't bring him here to Texas.


4 posted on 09/06/2005 1:48:14 PM PDT by stopem
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To: TheOtherOne

Does Mr. Wendell Bailey have an Arabic name alias?


5 posted on 09/06/2005 1:48:14 PM PDT by OneLoyalAmerican (Joan of Arc was the last REAL Frenchman.)
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To: TheOtherOne

Boy I hope we get a picture of this thug!


6 posted on 09/06/2005 1:48:19 PM PDT by rocksblues (I support the war on terror)
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To: TheOtherOne

under the jail, not in the jail.


7 posted on 09/06/2005 1:48:52 PM PDT by smonk
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To: TheOtherOne

Guys like him were shot on the spot after the Galveston hurricane circa 1900. We should be doing it today if he's caught dead cold shooting at helicopters and other rescue personnel.


8 posted on 09/06/2005 1:49:15 PM PDT by dennisw (***)
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To: Brilliant

Why arrest him? There was martial law. They should have just put a few holes in him.

***

Shoot to kill works for me. Woulda saved the taxpayers some money.


9 posted on 09/06/2005 1:49:23 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Brilliant

I'd rather they drop him from the helicopter


10 posted on 09/06/2005 1:49:42 PM PDT by RangerM (Perhaps he was comfortable within his skin)
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To: TheOtherOne

Too bad he didn't "accidently" fall out of the window.


11 posted on 09/06/2005 1:50:19 PM PDT by rllngrk33 (The RATs and Media are on the enemy side.)
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To: TheOtherOne

http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3812322

Agents heard shots from an apartment window as a helicopter flew over the neighborhood.

While waiting for more agents, they saw two men leave the building, talking about the shooting. The men ran back inside.

Federal agents say a search of the apartment turned up two revolvers.

Prosecutors say Bailey had previous convictions for possessing cocaine and distributing marijuana.

Letten says the other man was released pending further investigation.

If convicted, Bailey could get up to 20 years in prison on the aircraft charge and 10 years on the firearms charge.


12 posted on 09/06/2005 1:51:14 PM PDT by dennisw (***)
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wth? Kill him.


13 posted on 09/06/2005 1:51:21 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: TheOtherOne

They didn't shoot him? Damn.


14 posted on 09/06/2005 1:51:35 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: rocksblues
Boy I hope we get a picture of this thug!

You don't need a picture; use your psychic powers of Remote Viewing. I did, and I know exactly what he looks like.

15 posted on 09/06/2005 1:52:01 PM PDT by Salvey (ancest)
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To: TheOtherOne

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1478693/posts


The Last Days And Death Of New Orleans Caught On Video
Lightning Boy - Storm Chaser Video ^ | Douglas Kiesling, AKA - Lightningboy
Posted on 09/06/2005 3:26:18 PM CDT by wallcrawlr
I was in downtown New Orleans shooting Hurricane Katrina video and documented the last few days of the City before it died.
http://www.stormchaserdiary.com/Hurricane_Katrina/index.htm

Here are the first few videos: (Be warned the server is slow.)

http://www.stormchaserdiary.com/Hurricane_Katrina/video/082705_New_Orleans_Starts_To_Evacuate.wmv

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http://www.stormchaservideo.com.nyud.net:8090/Hurricane_Katrina/video/082905_Lake_Pontchartrain_Final_%20Moments_Overnight.wmv

http://www.stormchaservideo.com.nyud.net:8090/Hurricane_Katrina/video/082905_Hurricane_Katrina_Hits_PreDawn.wmv

http://www.stormchaservideo.com.nyud.net:8090/Hurricane_Katrina/video/082905_Hurricane_Katrina_Fleeing_And_Aftermath.wmv


16 posted on 09/06/2005 1:52:39 PM PDT by wallcrawlr (http://www.bionicear.com)
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To: TheOtherOne

Load him up in a helicopter and take him half way to
the next stop.


17 posted on 09/06/2005 1:52:42 PM PDT by CAP811 (One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place)
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To: rllngrk33

" I am just a poor man who was trying shoot birds to eat so I wouldn't starve because the government didn't bring me any food."


18 posted on 09/06/2005 1:52:49 PM PDT by RTINSC
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To: OneLoyalAmerican
Does Mr. Wendell Bailey have an Arabic name alias?

Do you mean Islamic? It could just as well be Gomez!

19 posted on 09/06/2005 1:54:18 PM PDT by pageonetoo (You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
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To: TheOtherOne
Wendell Bailey, 20, was taken into custody Monday night by agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

I find myself in the exceedingly rare position of being on the side of the BATFE.

Nice work, y'all!

20 posted on 09/06/2005 1:55:29 PM PDT by Constitution Day (Emphatically eschew exclamatory excess.)
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