Three sources.
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http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us ... rison.htmlWhat followed was a radical break from his humdrum life. He was pulled into the murky world of Internet jihadists, sparring with them from his office at the car dealership and late into the night at home. Before long, he was talking for hours on Skype with a man who claimed — falsely, as it would turn out — to be a top ISIS military commander, trying to negotiate the release of hostages. Mr. Lopez contacted the F.B.I. and began a testy relationship with counterterrorism agents who came to believe he might pose a danger. In the end, he landed in federal prison, where he was held for nearly 14 months without trial.
The story of one man’s deepening obsession with a terrorist group is a reminder of how the Internet provides easy portals to distant, sometimes dangerous worlds. It shows the complications for law enforcement agents who confront an overeager amateur encroaching on their turf.
But it also underscores how lost a person can feel inside the criminal justice system. Deprived of his freedom, his sanity in question, Mr. Lopez found himself without a legal advocate he trusted or access to evidence he believed could free him.
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http://kfor.com/2016/04/08/employees-at ... rank-call/“The employee stated that a person called them and told them there were high levels of carbon monoxide in their building, and they needed to break out all their windows,” said Thomas Larman with the Shawnee Fire Department.
In a panic, workers used chairs to shatter the glass.
When firefighters got there, they used a device to check the business but found no signs of the deadly gas.
They were alarmed when they found out the prankster claimed to be one of their own.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/24/us/kansas ... ents-shot/What started as a would-be arrest at a Kansas motel ended with four federal agents shot and the motel engulfed in flames.
Officers from the U.S. Marshals Service's Fugitive Task Forces were trying to find a suspect Saturday night at the Country Club Motel, Topeka police Lt. Colleen Stuart said.
But when they reached the motel, someone opened fire and struck two U.S. marshals, an FBI agent and a fourth federal agent, Stuart said. It was not immediately clear which agency the fourth agent belonged to.
None of their injuries is considered life-threatening, she said.
About the same time, a fire broke out at the motel. That blaze burned for more than three hours, engulfing the building and sending flames high into the night sky, CNN affiliate WIBW reported.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 9:04 pm
