Posted on 12/31/2009 11:23:02 AM PST by Beaten Valve
A woman called police on Monday and said a man was forcing his way into her apartment in the 5300 block of Elm Street.
When officers went inside, they found something that made them concerned enough to call the bomb squad.
They found an AT-4 shoulder-mounted rocket launcher. It can shoot a missile nearly 1,000 feet through buildings and tanks.
"It gives infantrymen the advantage with an ultra-light weapon that can stop vehicles, armored vehicles as well as main battle tanks and fortifications," said Oscar Saldivar of Top Brass Military and Tactical on the North Freeway.
That type of rocket launcher has been used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The renter of the apartment didn't want to talk to KPRC Local 2.
"This is my house," the woman said. " Get away from here. I don't want to talk to nobody."
The woman did tell police that the rocket launcher belonged to Nabilaye I. Yansane, someone whom she allowed to store items at her apartment.
Police records show that she didn't want Yansane at her apartment, so she called them.
According to court documents, officers also found Jihadist writings that allegedly belonged to Yansane. The woman didn't want to talk to KPRC Local 2 about that, either.
"I don't know," she said. "You'll have to ask the police."
Yansane was charged with criminal trespassing and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to three days in jail, which he has already served. No charges related to the rocket launcher or writings were filed.
"Other people could have had access to the apartment, so maybe if a rocket launcher was located there, as is stated in the offense report, maybe it belonged to somebody else," attorney Garl Polland said.
Prosecutors said there are no state charges for having the unarmed launcher or possessing Jihadist writings, unless they contain some type of threat.
The former director of Houston's FBI office said rocket launchers can be dangerous if they're in the wrong hands.
"I don't know any other use for those weapons except in combat," Don Clark said. "I've had them in combat, used them in combat. That's what they are used for."
Houston police said they did a thorough investigation and did not find any ties to terrorists or a terrorist network.
Looks like just about everybody is exempt from prosecution now...
Bush’s fault.
*just wow*
How many month’s will it be before they can get this guy’s name on the list?
The AT-4, produced by Sweden, is a single shot weapon.
Yeah I almost threw up when the Local Peosecutors said no charges for the rocket launcher.
Islamofascist literature, rocket launcher...
30 days for trespassing, move along.
Houston is really in trouble.
20,000 students at a muslim school (pantybomber attended).
And the City leaders stick their heads in the sand.
You know we have the most incompetent government money can buy..
Is this a foreign national..he should be put in jail then exported
“The former director of Houston’s FBI office said rocket launchers can be dangerous if they’re in the wrong hands”
Interesting. Always nice to get an expert opinion like that
No connection to terrorism..........hmmmmm.
No mystery why they made him director.
I think I’ll mail a copy of this story to the White House, just to see if I get any reply??
Left over from a July 4th celebration, no doubt.
Links ping
Liberty Co., FAA to discuss report of object near plane [Missile or Rocket]
Houston Chronicle ^ | June 1, 2009 | MIKE GLENN
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262986/posts
‘Missile’ which narrowly missed plane days before Air France disaster ‘probably large model rocket’
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | June 9, 2009
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268210/posts
Continental Express pilot sees object near plane (Repeat of 2008 missile launch?)
Associated Press ^ | 6/2/09 | Assoiciated Press
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263638/posts
Flashback 2008:
FAA investigating unexplained object that came near Continental jet
KHOU TV, Houston, TX ^ | May 26, 2008 | Jeremy Desel
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021609/posts
I’m with you.
Those darned Amish are always making trouble.
Without rockets, it's a plastic tube.
Plastic tubes scare you?
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