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It's nice to see that illigal immigrants want to go to the Land of Opportunity so badly that they are willing to cause death and destruction...
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.24.2004
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
An illegal entrant tried to knock down a Border Patrol helicopter Thursday night when he threw five softball-sized rocks at the rotor as the aircraft pursued him.
Incredibly, all five rocks missed the spinning rotors and the helicopter remained aloft, said Border Patrol spokesman Andy Adame.
"He missed it completely," Adame said.
The incident started in Apache Creek near Sonoita when Huachuca City police asked for help chasing a white Ford F-250 pickup truck that didn't stop when the officers tried to pull the driver over. The driver, who was not apprehended, forced a police car off the road and disappeared.
About 12:50 a.m., a Border Patrol helicopter spotted the truck. Passengers jumped out of the bed and ran into the brush.
The ground was too uneven to traverse so the helicopter picked up two agents. Just as it lifted off, a man came out of the shrubs and threw the rocks at the helicopter. He was then tackled and arrested by agents on the ground.
The man, a 32-year-old Mexican national whom the agency has not identified, is in federal custody. He will be arraigned Monday and charged with several counts, including felony alien smuggling.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/31344.php
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.24.2004
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
An illegal entrant tried to knock down a Border Patrol helicopter Thursday night when he threw five softball-sized rocks at the rotor as the aircraft pursued him.
Incredibly, all five rocks missed the spinning rotors and the helicopter remained aloft, said Border Patrol spokesman Andy Adame.
"He missed it completely," Adame said.
The incident started in Apache Creek near Sonoita when Huachuca City police asked for help chasing a white Ford F-250 pickup truck that didn't stop when the officers tried to pull the driver over. The driver, who was not apprehended, forced a police car off the road and disappeared.
About 12:50 a.m., a Border Patrol helicopter spotted the truck. Passengers jumped out of the bed and ran into the brush.
The ground was too uneven to traverse so the helicopter picked up two agents. Just as it lifted off, a man came out of the shrubs and threw the rocks at the helicopter. He was then tackled and arrested by agents on the ground.
The man, a 32-year-old Mexican national whom the agency has not identified, is in federal custody. He will be arraigned Monday and charged with several counts, including felony alien smuggling.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/31344.php