Sniper Search near Seattle (digging for evidence)

Local NBC News Channel | Oct 23, 02 | MSNBC

[spycatcher]

MSNBC reporting sniper related digging and searching of a building in Tacoma WA. FBI is involved. May be related to something the sniper told police

[AF68]

I agree; it is terrorism.

[ASP]

Blankenship_Fort Lewis Soldier Connected to Another I-5 Shooting
The Olympian ^ | 10/23/02 | ASP

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.......Gotta wonder if this may be connected to search now going on in Tacoma

Fort Lewis soldier connected to another I-5 shooting

Blankenship RUTH LONGORIA THE OLYMPIAN On the Web Fort Lewis: www.lewis.army.mil

Thurston County Sheriff's Office: www.thurstonsheriff.org

Washington State Patrol: www.wa.gov/wsp/wsphome.htm

An early Sunday vehicle shooting between Maytown and Grand Mound has been linked to a Fort Lewis soldier suspected of similar shootings in Lacey and Lewis County, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. Sgt. Jeremiah Daniel Blankenship, 22, pleaded not guilty Thursday and is being held in Lewis County Jail on $1 million bail on charges of first-degree assault with a firearm and driving under the influence. His trial is set for Nov. 25.

Blankenship is suspected of firing a 20-gauge shotgun at a passing motorist at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday between Grand Mound and Centralia.

Charges are expected to be filed against Blankenship next week in Thurston County for incidents that occurred at 8:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday night at a Hawks Prairie roundabout, Lacey Police said.

A woman in one of the Lacey incidents received minor injuries; no one was injured in any of the other shootings, authorities said.

"It's amazing to me -- with a guy shooting a shotgun at cars -- that this wasn't a lot worse," sheriff's Capt. Dan Kimball said.

In the Maytown incident, a 17-year-old boy from Rochester called the State Patrol Sunday morning to report being shot at on Interstate 5 by a man with a crewcut in a large car, but information wasn't provided to the sheriff's office or linked to the other incidents until Thursday, Kimball said.

The youth -- whose name is not being released because he is a minor -- told officers he was driving south on I-5 near milepost 92 at about 12:45 a.m. when he saw the headlights of a car coming up behind him at a high rate of speed.

The victim changed lanes thinking the other driver must want to pass him, but the driver of the other car slowed down and seemed to pace himself beside the victim's car, Kimball said.

When the victim looked over at the other vehicle he saw the end of a gun pointing out the window of the car and heard a shot and what sounded like something falling off of his vehicle.

The victim's car was found to have damage to the right front quarter panel that appears to be consistent with holes from gunfire, Kimball said.

"Based on the time, the general description and the MO, we're confident this is connected to the same guy," Kimball said.

Details from this case will be added to the information compiled on the two Lacey incidents and filed with the Prosecutor's Office, Kimball said.
http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20021012/southsound/18573.shtml

[zone32]

I keep hearing Vietnam vet mid fifties?

[agrandis]

I had heard that about the rise of Islam among Mexico's poor communists. Like I always say, Islam is a cult tailor-made for discontented losers. That's why it's so dangerous.

This guy could be from AZ or NM, though.

It does make you wonder, though, if they have warrants all over the nation. I hope they didn't announce that too soon!

[Eva]

Not the Lummis, they have many Mexicans living on the Res. I know at least one of them, who came up here and brought her grown sons.

[clintonh8r]

Shep says Ft Pierce (twice). It's Ft Lewis. Maroon!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

"I cannot believe, that after 642 posts, I have to be the first to post: Sniper Case: Investigators Stumped"

Damn you! Beat me by seconds.

Hope they get to the root of the problem. :-D

[kjam22]

Brian Wilson says ..... 2nd suspect in other part of the country. Can't say who.... (but he knows)

[ScholarWarrior]

If he (they) were in custody, you would hear all about it.
Moose would have hell to pay if he kept it secret, and the boys themselves want to know that so bad, that they could not keep their trap shut.

[Cachelot]

You must have missed the bin-Laden videos, bragging about 9/11.

After they were firmly nailed. Learn.

[Cboldt]

Sniper Case: Investigators Stumped
FBI Gets Wood: Film at 11

ROTFL - best pair yet.

[vikingchick]

La Raza?

[piasa]

I know, it just sounds funny, flying the stump evidence across the country, guarding it to protect it from possible tampering, news organizations meeting the stump in Gaithersburg, cameras filming the arrival of the stump.

Nothing funny about it- we here in Floriduh had a d@mn Tennesee tree stump stumpin' around here giving stump speeches and talking about how good a VP he was for President Willie 'the Woodie' Clinton... that d@mn blighted stump screwed up out entire election in the Gore War and infested our state with lawyers ...

[txdoda]

Who's Randy Johnson?"
Got me, but I saw that in someone else's post about 300 post ago.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Randy Johnson used to pitch for the Seattle Mariners
ball team...

[ElisabethInCincy]

Maybe this tip is The Fbi going out on a limb :)

[TheLion]

The damn media has tipped off everyone if the FBI are going after a group. Hope the warrants were served before the news broke!

[eddie willers]

I'm about 200 posts behind the herd. But closing fast...

I was 5 posts from being caught up and then the phone rang!

Sigh...."99 bottles on beer on the wall".....

[mikegi]

What's the deal with his "when this comes out, you will be stunned" stuff? Stunned because of who it is? I would be stunned if it was Clinton and Gore, not two ex-soldiers or some other people.

[DugwayDuke]

Fox reporter, Brian Wilson, also confirms second suspect. Also knows of other search locations but will not reveal at this time so as not to compromise investigation. Says theres a dragnet for suspects and evidence.

[AF68]

Shep needs to take a prozac and chill out.