Sunday, February 03, 2013
Survivalist tricked Alabama school bus driver into stopping by 'promising a gift of home-grown broccoli' before he shot him dead and took a little boy hostage | Mail Online - Laura Collins - Survivalist Jimmy Lee Dykes set his plan to ambush a Midland City school bus in motion by telling the driver that he was 'going to give him a gift', it was revealed today. - The detail has emerged as the hostage situation in Alabama continues into its fifth day. - The day before Dykes, 65, acted, he told driver, Charles Poland, that he was going to give him some broccoli he had grown on his land. - His intention was to ensure that his approach caused no alarm when he boarded the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon armed with a gun.
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Amid standoff, Alabama town mourns slain bus driver - CNN.com - "I'm sad to see you gone. You didn't deserve to die, but you died knowing you kept everyone safe," read a letter from a student. - Donny Bynum, the superintendent of Dale County schools, read the letter and several others at Poland's funeral, which was held at the Ozark Civic Center. - "Being on your bus has been some of the best times of my life," read a second letter. - "I will miss your big, smiling face," read a third. - Poland was remembered as a loving husband, father and "paw-paw," who would do anything for his grandchildren. He was the type who brought students ice water on hot days.
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