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  • TWO TEXANS CHARGED WITH STEALING SHUTTLE DEBRIS

    02/05/2003 2:02:05 PM PST · by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin · 295 replies · 281+ views
    AP Breaking News ^ | 5 February 2003 | Joseph Verrengia
    LUFKIN, Texas (AP) - Two Texans were indicted Wednesday on federal charges they stole pieces of space shuttle Columbia that had dropped onto the countryside. Federal officials in Texas also declared an amnesty period extending until 5 p.m. Friday, during which people who have collected shuttle debris can turn it in without fear of being prosecuted. After that, prosecutions will resume, they said. Merrie Hipp, 43, of Henderson, was charged with theft of government property for allegedly stealing a shuttle circuit board on Saturday. Bradley Justin Gaudet, 23, of Nacogdoches, was charged in a separate incident with stealing a piece...