FBI confirm Jimmy Lee Dykes fired on authorities, had explosives planted on property
As FBI and police negotiators sought for days to end a hostage crisis in Alabama as Jimmy Lee Dykes held a young boy hostage in an underground bunker. Authorities now report that Dykes had rigged the bunker with More...
Alabama hostage crisis ends, Jimmy Lee Dykes dead, Ethan free and doing well
Officers decided to storm the underground bunker where Jimmy Lee Dykes had been holding the boy after they determined he was in ‘imminent danger.’ Jimmy Lee Dykes The 5-year-old kindergartner, Etha, More...
Authorities still negotiating with Jimmy Lee Sykes as Alabama hostage crisis hits day five
Authorities said Saturday that they still have an open line of communication with an Alabama man accused of abducting a 5-year-old boy and holding him hostage in a bunker, after he shot and killed a bus driver during More...
Klein Thaxton releases hostage, Charles Breitsman, surrenders to police
The Pittsburgh man, Klein Michael Thaxton, age 22, has surrendered to police after releasing his hostage, reports NBC. Klein Michael Thaxton facebook photo During the standoff, Police Chief Nate Harper made a public More...
Klein Michael Thaxton, Pittsburgh man, is center of hostage situation, updating status on Facebook
An armed Pittsburgh man, identified as Klein Michael Thaxton, took a hostage inside an upper floor of a downtown office building on Friday, forcing police to evacuate the high-rise. Klein Michael Thaxton facebook More...