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papermachesatan · 07-06-2003, 11:31 AM

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Armed man looking for Gen. Franks arrested at MacDill base

TAMPA, Fla. --
A man was arrested Friday after he allegedly tried to get through a security checkpoint at MacDill Air Force Base with a loaded handgun and a knife as he asked to see Gen. Tommy Franks.

Todd Christian Wiegler, 31, of Brandon, pulled up in his car to a gate at the base around 8:40 a.m., Tampa police spokesman Joe Durkin said.

He apparently told MacDill security guards that he wanted to see Franks, who oversaw the war in Iraq as head of MacDill-based U.S. Central Command.

The guards asked Wiegler to get out of his car and quickly found a loaded Glock handgun on the dashboard, Durkin said. Wiegler also allegedly carried a concealed knife in a sheath.

Tampa police came to the gate and arrested him on charges of carrying a concealed firearm, a felony, and carrying a concealed knife, a misdemeanor, Durkin said. He was taken to Hillsborough County Jail pending a court appearance Saturday.

Wiegler did not have a listed phone number. Durkin and jail officials did not know if Wiegler had a lawyer.

Central Command officials would not say whether Franks was at the base Friday. Franks is scheduled to hand over control of Central Command to Lt. Gen. John Abizaid on Monday.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pb.../APN/307040743

What a dumbass..

The_Dude · 07-06-2003, 11:35 AM

exactly, what the FUCK was he thinking?

spectre · 07-06-2003, 12:01 PM

There are a lot of crazy people out there.

YourNeverThere · 07-06-2003, 03:10 PM

what a very strange thing to do

tikki · 07-06-2003, 03:25 PM

I don't think he wanted to praise the good General

bundy · 07-06-2003, 06:19 PM

i know, i´m just going to pop down to the local military base, and kill the boss.

no one will mind.

what a great idea. and what a smart guy.

vermin · 07-06-2003, 11:05 PM

How can it be a concealed firearm if it was on the dash?

Daval · 07-07-2003, 05:45 AM

must have seemed like a good idea at the time.

This guy sounds like a future candidate for a darwin award.

shalafi · 07-07-2003, 06:20 AM

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Originally posted by vermin
How can it be a concealed firearm if it was on the dash?

Maybe it was under something? doesnt really matter anyway cause having a loaded gun in the car is illegal in FL anyway unless you have a concealed weapons permit and then it HAS to be concealed

HiThereDear · 07-07-2003, 09:13 AM

"and to private beans"

Jesus Malverde · 07-07-2003, 10:18 AM

What a silly goose!

druptight · 07-07-2003, 01:46 PM

I've got a novel Idea, i'll go down to one of the most heavily armed areas i can think of with the intention of killing an armed general.

Then just to make matters easier on myself, i'll carry my "concealed" weapon right on the dashboard of my car... the armed guards won't notice....

what the fuck?!?!?!?

rat · 07-07-2003, 01:49 PM

yes, let's walk into the headquarters of CENTCOMM and JSOC and think we're just going to be able to:

a) gain admittance without valid military ID, appointment, or escort

b) going to sneak a loaded handgun in ON THE FUCKING DASH of the car

c) get in without being searched for contraband, concealed weapons, or small children

d) walk away from the incident without being arrested or killed.

KWSN · 07-07-2003, 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by bundy
i know, i´m just going to pop down to the local military base, and kill the boss.

no one will mind.

Not in your country, at least. Your prime minister up and drowned in the 70's, and, so I've read, no one ever really gave two shits.

I'd really love to live there

WetSpot · 07-07-2003, 02:59 PM

This is one step above "I'll put the explosives in my shoes...yeah, that's the ticket! Then...I ask for a light! When I get told that I can't smoke...I pull out my trusty matches!!! I am an evil genius!!!!"

Frowning Budah · 07-07-2003, 06:35 PM

Hey, we need more idiots like that. The truly dangerous ones are the ones with a flickering of smarts.

07-06-2003, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	exactly, what the FUCK was he thinking? __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

07-06-2003, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	There are a lot of crazy people out there. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

07-06-2003, 03:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	what a very strange thing to do __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

07-06-2003, 03:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	I don't think he wanted to praise the good General __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

07-06-2003, 06:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i know, i´m just going to pop down to the local military base, and kill the boss. no one will mind. what a great idea. and what a smart guy. __________________ Ohayo!!!

07-06-2003, 11:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
vermin Indifferent to anti-matter Location: Tucson, AZ	How can it be a concealed firearm if it was on the dash? __________________ If puns were sausages, this would be the wurst.

07-07-2003, 05:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	must have seemed like a good idea at the time. This guy sounds like a future candidate for a darwin award. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

07-07-2003, 09:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
HiThereDear Insane	"and to private beans"

07-07-2003, 10:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jesus Malverde Psycho Location: Sinaloa, Mexico	What a silly goose! __________________ ...I'm that cat by the bar toasting to the good life...

07-07-2003, 01:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
druptight Banned Location: In Your Pants!!!!	I've got a novel Idea, i'll go down to one of the most heavily armed areas i can think of with the intention of killing an armed general. Then just to make matters easier on myself, i'll carry my "concealed" weapon right on the dashboard of my car... the armed guards won't notice.... what the fuck?!?!?!?

07-07-2003, 02:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
WetSpot Tilted Location: Louisville, KY	This is one step above "I'll put the explosives in my shoes...yeah, that's the ticket! Then...I ask for a light! When I get told that I can't smoke...I pull out my trusty matches!!! I am an evil genius!!!!"

07-07-2003, 06:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
Frowning Budah Slave of Fear	Hey, we need more idiots like that. The truly dangerous ones are the ones with a flickering of smarts.