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On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, a [[hostage crisis]], lasting seven days, began in the [[Wiregrass Region]] near [[U.S. Highway 231]] in [[Midland City, Alabama]], when Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old [[Vietnam era veterans|Vietnam era veteran]] boarded a [[Dale County, Alabama|Dale County]] school bus, killed the driver and took a five-year-old boy hostage. On the afternoon of Monday, February 4, Jimmy Lee Dykes was dead and the boy was safe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official: Hostage standoff ends with child safe, kidnapper dead|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/04/us/alabama-child-hostage/index.html|publisher=CNN|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref> |
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, a [[hostage crisis]], lasting seven days, began in the [[Wiregrass Region]] near [[U.S. Highway 231]] in [[Midland City, Alabama]], when Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old [[Vietnam era veterans|Vietnam era veteran]] boarded a [[Dale County, Alabama|Dale County]] school bus, killed the driver and took a five-year-old boy hostage. On the afternoon of Monday, February 4, Jimmy Lee Dykes was dead and the boy was safe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official: Hostage standoff ends with child safe, kidnapper dead|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/04/us/alabama-child-hostage/index.html|publisher=CNN|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref> |
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==Bus driver slaying== |
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==Murder== |
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Dykes allegedly boarded a Dale County school bus that was stopped in [[Midland City, Alabama|Midland City]]. Dykes told the driver that he wanted to take two children, six and eight years old, from the bus. The school bus driver, 66-year-old Charles Albert Poland, Jr., refused to let him take the children and blocked access to the aisle of the bus, as twenty-one children escaped out the [[emergency exit]] at the back of the bus. Dykes allegedly fired four shots, killing Poland, and left the bus taking Ethan, a five-year-old student from Midland City Elementary School, with him.<ref name=cnnletboygohome/> Authorities who handled this matter indicated that there was no pre-existing relationship between Ethan and Dykes. <ref>Seiger, T. [http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2013/02/fbi_no_clear_timeline_in_midla.html FBI: No clear timeline in Midland City hostage situation]. '''al.com,''' February 1, 2013 at 2:01 PM</ref> |
Dykes allegedly boarded a Dale County school bus that was stopped in [[Midland City, Alabama|Midland City]]. Dykes told the driver that he wanted to take two children, six and eight years old, from the bus. The school bus driver, 66-year-old Charles Albert Poland, Jr., refused to let him take the children and blocked access to the aisle of the bus, as twenty-one children escaped out the [[emergency exit]] at the back of the bus. Dykes allegedly fired four shots, killing Poland, and left the bus taking Ethan, a five-year-old student from Midland City Elementary School, with him.<ref name=cnnletboygohome/> Authorities who handled this matter indicated that there was no pre-existing relationship between Ethan and Dykes. <ref>Seiger, T. [http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2013/02/fbi_no_clear_timeline_in_midla.html FBI: No clear timeline in Midland City hostage situation]. '''al.com,''' February 1, 2013 at 2:01 PM</ref> |
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| 2013 Alabama school bus driver murder and child abduction | |
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 Location of Midland City in Dale County within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
| Location | Midland City, Alabama, U.S. |
| Date | January 29, 2013 – February 4, 2013 (CST) |
Attack type | Homicide, shooting, hostage crisis |
| Weapons | Unknown firearm |
| Deaths | Charles Albert Poland, Jr. (victim) Jimmy Lee Dykes (accused perpetrator) |
| Injured | 0 |
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, a hostage crisis, lasting seven days, began in the Wiregrass Region near U.S. Highway 231 in Midland City, Alabama, when Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old Vietnam era veteran boarded a Dale County school bus, killed the driver and took a five-year-old boy hostage. On the afternoon of Monday, February 4, Jimmy Lee Dykes was dead and the boy was safe.[1]
Bus driver slaying
Dykes allegedly boarded a Dale County school bus that was stopped in Midland City. Dykes told the driver that he wanted to take two children, six and eight years old, from the bus. The school bus driver, 66-year-old Charles Albert Poland, Jr., refused to let him take the children and blocked access to the aisle of the bus, as twenty-one children escaped out the emergency exit at the back of the bus. Dykes allegedly fired four shots, killing Poland, and left the bus taking Ethan, a five-year-old student from Midland City Elementary School, with him.[2] Authorities who handled this matter indicated that there was no pre-existing relationship between Ethan and Dykes. [3]
Abduction
After the shooting, Dykes took Ethan to a 6-foot by 8-foot underground bunker on his property. Dykes' bunker was equipped with a ventilation pipe. Hostage negotiators used the pipe to communicate with Dykes, who allowed prescription medication for Ethan to be passed through it. Police cooperated with Dykes in an attempt to obtain Ethan's release and to bring the situation to a favorable conclusion.[2]
End of hostage situation
On February 4, 2013, at 3:12 PM CST, FBI agents entered the bunker and rescued the boy after they saw Dykes holding a gun and negotiations were breaking down. Ethan was taken to hospital safe and in good condition. During the press conference it was not revealed whether Dykes was shot by the FBI or died in another way.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Official: Hostage standoff ends with child safe, kidnapper dead". CNN. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b Carter, Chelsea J.; Howell, George. Alabama hostage suspect urged to let boy 'go home to his mother'. CNN, February 2, 2013. Retrieved on February 2, 2013.
- ^ Seiger, T. FBI: No clear timeline in Midland City hostage situation. al.com, February 1, 2013 at 2:01 PM
- ^ "Official: Hostage standoff ends with child safe, kidnapper dead". CNN. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
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