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» More From The Flint Journal Top Stories Hiding out or just visiting? Co-owner of car in sniper case has been in Flint for several days FLINT THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION Sunday, October 27, 2002 By Edward L. Ronders and Ken Palmer JOURNAL STAFF WRITERS Flint - The co-owner of the blue Chevrolet Caprice seized in connection with the Washington, D.C.-area serial sniper case has been in Flint since at least Wednesday. Federal agents arrested Nathanel O. Osbourne, 26, in a north Flint neighborhood Saturday at around 9:30 a.m. He had been sought as a witness in the case, not a suspect. In September, he allegedly helped suspect John Allen Muhammad buy the Caprice in Trenton, N.J. Osbourne reportedly visited a Flint woman he had met out of state and sat in on a church Bible study here last week even as FBI agents looked for him in New Jersey, his most recent home. He was taken into custody from a house on W. Bishop Avenue, said William J. Kowalski, special agent in charge of the Flint FBI office. His arrest came one day after FBI agents scoured the New Jersey cities of Trenton and Camden, where Osbourne reportedly lived recently. "Oh, my goodness," said the Rev. Charles Byrd, who owns the house where Osbourne was arrested and lives two doors away. Byrd said Osbourne was visiting a woman who lives at that house. Osbourne attended a Wednesday night Bible study class at Byrd's church, Greater Emmanuel Temple Apostolic Church in Genesee Township. Neighbors confirmed that Osbourne had stayed at a home on Bishop. Byrd said Osbourne and the woman he was visiting had met at a truck driving school in Indianapolis and talked to him about getting married. Osbourne, a native of Jamaica, also spoke of returning to New Jersey and getting his U.S. citizenship, Byrd said.

Byrd said Osbourne and the woman he was visiting had met at a truck driving school in Indianapolis and talked to him about getting married. Osbourne, a native of Jamaica, also spoke of returning to New Jersey and getting his U.S. citizenship, Byrd said.

Is it just me... or does someone else remember that not only were the 911 guys getting their pilots' licenses, but others were learning to drive trucks?? That whole hazardous materials thing? Or did I dream that? Kinda strange...