The government literally poisoned him, folks.
"His property has a white trailer that, according to Creel, Dykes said he bought from FEMA after it was used to house evacuees from Hurricane Katrina."
See: FEMA Knew Katrina Trailers Were Poisonous
FEMA Seeks Immunity for Willful Negligence and Poisoning of Americans
Yup, that's the government that loves you so much as it protects you from terrorists and gun violence and all the other wonderful things government does.
Yes, they do provide some services; however, only because they have to keep the system running. If they stole everything and gave back nothing we would all be out in the street in five seconds.
Or holed-up in a bunker, right?
"Details emerge on suspect holding 5-year-old in bunker" by Bruce Smith | Associated Press, February 04, 2013
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged from his family....
I'm only going with the new stuff, folks. You can check my link below for the rest.
A neighbor, Michael Creel, said Jim Lee Dykes, 65 — a veteran of the Vietnam War known as Jimmy to neighbors — kept to himself and listened to a lot of conservative talk radio.
Uh-oh.
‘‘He was very into what’s going on with the nation and the politics and all the laws being made,’’ he said....
His property has a white trailer that, according to Creel, Dykes said he bought from FEMA after it was used to house evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. The property also has a steel shipping container — like those on container ships — in which Dykes stores tools.
Next to the container is the underground bunker where officials say Dykes is holed up with the 5-year-old. Neighbors say the bunker has a pipe so Dykes could hear people coming near his driveway. Officials have been using the ventilation pipe to communicate with him.
The younger Creel, who said he helped Dykes with supplies to build the bunker and has been in it twice, said Dykes wanted protection from hurricanes.
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Related: Piping Down This Alabama Post
Coverage is still burning bright.
UPDATE: Alabama hostage-taker dead, boy safe
The Feds stormed the bunker after deciding the boy was in imminent danger? Then Clint Van Zandt is a damn deception artist.
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
I don't know why my printed piece needed a rewrite and edit, but....
"Authorities storm Ala. bunker, rescue boy, 5; Six-day standoff ends with death of kidnapper" by Tamara Lush and Kate Brumback | Associated Press, February 05, 2013
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — Authorities stormed an underground bunker Monday in southeastern Alabama, freeing a 5-year-old boy and leaving his captor dead after a week of fruitless negotiations that left authorities convinced the child was in imminent danger.
We heard the same thing at Waco.
Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, had taken the child off a school bus after fatally shooting the driver, authorities said. Dykes had been seen with a gun, and officers concluded the boy was in danger, said Steve Richardson of the FBI’s office in Mobile.
It was not immediately clear how authorities determined the man had a gun or exactly how Dykes died....
Starting to really stink because the web added this:
"Neighbors described hearing what sounded like gunshots around the time officials said they entered the shelter."
They KILLED HIM!
The rescue capped a long drama that drew national attention to this town of 2,400 people nestled amid peanut farms and cotton fields...
That is WHY the FEDS MOVED! This was beginning to GET EMBARRASSING!
The shelter had no toilet....
That could be a problem.
Melissa Knighton, city clerk in Midland City, said a woman had been praying in the town center Monday afternoon. Not long after, the mayor called with news that Dykes was dead and that the boy was safe.
‘‘She must have had a direct line to God because shortly after she left, they heard the news,’’ Knighton said....
I like to leave God out of the killing business.
Ronda Wilbur, a neighbor of Dykes who said the man beat her dog to death last year with a pipe, said she was relieved to be done with the stress of knowing Dykes was patrolling his yard and willing to shoot at anyone or anything that trespassed.
‘‘The nightmare is over,’’ she said. ‘‘It’s been a long couple of years of having constant stress.’’
What the web version cut:
FBI bomb technicians later scoured the property for any explosive devices, FBI spokesman Jason Pack said. He added they would be conducting an even more exhaustive search of the site once it was deemed safe.
???
Daryle Hendry, who lives about a quarter-mile (half a kilometer) from where Dykes' bunker was located, said he heard a boom Monday afternoon, followed by what sounded like a gunshot.