Trespasser shot dead on air base

CNN (AP) ^

[SandRat]

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) -- A man with a history of mental illness was shot and killed after driving through a checkpoint at an Air National Guard Base and leading security on a high-speed chase, officials said Thursday.

[SandRat]

Interesting, very interesting!!!!!

[CWOJackson]

"Timothy James Whisman, 37, of Fraser, was taken to Mount Clemens General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Craig Nyeholt."

Mr. Darwin, meet Timothy Whisman, Mr. Whisman, meet Mr. Darwin.

[Iam1ru1-2]

In the earlier break-in, on April 4, a 21-year-old man led security patrols on a brief high-speed chase at Selfridge before they caught him. No shots were fired, and the FBI determined terrorism was not involved. Abdallah Karadsheh of Macomb Township was charged with attempting to maliciously destroy military structures.

[Buck W.]

"Driver Abdallah Karadsheh of Macomb Township charged"
Will he testify in his own defense?

[defenderSD]

Supposedly it's always the lone nut with the "history of mental illness" who shoots somebody or blows something up. This is indeed very interesting.

[Billthedrill]

Headline's in error - the driver's name was Timothy Whisman. Mental patient. DOA. Abdallah Karadsheh was charged on 4 April in another incident. Funny name, Abdallah Karadsheh. Japanese?

[Slings and Arrows]

Funny name, Abdallah Karadsheh. Japanese?

Amish. The chase was to catch his horse-and-buggy.

[browardchad]

Officers fired shots when the driver tried to run over security personnel, but he continued driving around the base until being forced off the road and then taken to a hospital, the statement said.

[Socratic]

...forced off the road and then taken to a hospital, the statement said.

One could hope that sodium pentathol would be part of the treatment.

[jiggyboy]

A Muslim from the area of the U.S. most densely populated with Muslims tried to ram the gates of the nearby airbase. No link to terrorism I see.