Chapter 777 Emergency
Interstate 77 has a total length of 613.41 miles, approximately 987 kilometers, starting from Cleveland, Ohio in the north, and ending in Columbia, South Carolina.
The earliest arrest record of Ronnie’s mother was in Mineral Wells, North Carolina, less than 100 kilometers away from Columbia, the end of this interstate highway, and a satellite town of Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina. town.
Temporarily separated from Jubal and Alice in Marietta, Jack took the others in two Suburbans and drove all the way south. It took nearly a day to arrive in Charlotte.
They did not rush on the road with all their strength, but stopped and walked along the way. From time to time, they contacted the state police in the states along the way, which was a disguised form of exerting some pressure.
There is nothing we can do about this. We must try the federal characteristics. Except for Pennsylvania and West Virginia where the accident occurred, and the Ohio state police who border the two states at the same time, they pay more attention to it. The state police in other states cannot say that they are not cooperative, but they must It’s hard to say that we attach great importance to it.
Especially in states like North Carolina, where public security is relatively good, the state police are even more lax. For example, in Charlotte, where the wanted criminal team has just arrived, there have been less than a hundred shootings throughout the year. Since then, it has been the city with the highest crime rate in the state.
It was just after noon. After driving into the city center, Jack suggested parking the car and resting. It was less than 30 kilometers away from the destination Mineral Springs Town. Even if there was any accident, it would only be a matter of stepping on the accelerator. Not short of this amount of time.
Aubrey browsed on his phone for a while and offered to treat everyone to lunch. Knowing that he was a rich man and everyone was exhausted, they were not polite to him. The two Saabs stopped at a local store to compare. Famous Mexican restaurant.
Eating extremely spicy Mexican food in the summer is similar to eating hot pot. Fortunately, not all Mexican food is spicy, at least dishes such as tender grilled asparagus with cheese, grilled chicken legs with honey sauce, and All kinds of soups are good.
Hannah was the one whose appetite was spoiled by Jack. She frowned after taking a bite of cactus fried green and red peppers. Jiejie was relatively not that picky about food and could eat even avocado salad without changing her expression.
Clay, like Jack, doesn't like cilantro very much, and is picking at the outside of the plate with his fork, frowning.
A police car roared past with its lights flashing outside the window. At first, no one paid attention to it, but soon after, the second and third police cars passed by one after another. They all subconsciously looked up and looked out the window.
Not long after, more police cars drove past the street corner one after another. Even the ordinary people in the restaurant noticed something was wrong and made some commotion.
Jack and Jiejie looked at each other. The latter took out her mobile phone and made a call. Soon she hung up the phone with a strange look on her face, "A fugitive arrest team led by the Marshals Service Something happened to the team, less than a kilometer away from here.”
The FBI is not the only one that has wanted criminal groups. Other federal departments will also set up some inter-agency joint task forces to target specific or non-specific wanted targets.
Jack and the others are only responsible for the wanted warrants issued by the FBI, but in addition to the FBI, the Federal Marshals Service also has the obligation to hunt down fugitives. Of course, they target felons who have escaped from prison and criminals who violated parole orders during their parole period.
Just as everyone was eating, in the 5200 block of Galway Street, less than a kilometer east of here, a police force consisting of the Federal Marshals Service, the Charlotte Metropolitan Police Department (CMPD) and the North A task force of eight officers from the Carolina Department of Corrections was ambushed while pursuing a fugitive.
"The specific situation is unclear, but according to the CMPD police report at the scene, the task force may have been completely wiped out." Jiejie said in a low voice.
Jack stood up and wiped his mouth with a tissue, and motioned to a certain wealthy man who was still a little confused to quickly pay the bill. It was okay if he didn't know about this kind of thing, and he just happened to say that he couldn't help.
Although the wanted criminal team currently has little contact with the Federal Marshals Service, we are all federal law enforcement agencies, and it is our duty to help each other. If an eight-person team were to be completely wiped out, this would be a major event that would make national news in minutes. matter.
Don’t look at the news that every three or five days in the United States, a police officer was injured or killed in an attack. That is a nationwide statistics, let alone the federal police. The last time there was such a The largest number of casualties may be traced back to the "Waco Massacre" of the last century.
That time the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) lost 4 agents at once (and 20 others were injured), but it was against hundreds of cultists. This time they only arrested one criminal. Even if there are helpers, how many will there be?
If the eight-man team was really wiped out this time, the number of casualties would have doubled. Maybe a certain President would put down his favorite hamburger and Coke to ask about this. After walking out of the restaurant, everyone did not get in the car immediately. Instead, they opened the trunks of the two Saban cars and took out various weapons and equipment under the horrified eyes of the guests in the row near the floor-to-ceiling glass in the restaurant.
Jack put on a heavy-duty body armor with the bold yellow FBI words on himself and ordered, "Notify Jubal and ask him to contact the Marshals Service and CMPD in the name of the FBI's Most Wanted Criminal Team and tell them that we can arrive within ten minutes." Provide assistance at the scene."
Clay Gang put a Noveske N4 that he had checked together with the magazine into the hands of Aubrey, who was obviously at a loss. The latter was still a little unresponsive at the moment and didn't understand. Why did everyone, who was eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves one second, act like they were about to go to war the next second?
Needless to say, Hannah has already seen a lot of big scenes with Jack, and she is not bad at all. Although she is protected by Jack most of the time and is responsible for the soy sauce, she also did it on a certain day. The town had faced ogres before, and he was the only one not used to it.
Jack hung the tactical earphones with noise reduction function around his neck. He felt a little regretful about the decision to divide the troops into two groups. Otherwise, if their command vehicle drove nearby, they would be able to directly establish a high-level data link. chain of command, taking over on-site command naturally.
After everyone put on their equipment and got into the car, the two Saber cars turned on their lights and sirens and set out again on the road. The ringtones of the mobile phones in the car never stopped, and the latest news was constantly being summarized.
The fugitive pursuit task force that was ambushed at the scene consisted of two Marshals Service detectives, two correctional officers (prison guards) from the North Carolina Department of Corrections, and four CMPD officers. Due to the chaos at the scene, the specific casualties are currently unknown. The situation is unclear.
However, according to the report of the CMPD police officers who rushed to the scene after receiving the call, all the eight-person team were knocked down in the open area with automatic weapons. The gun battle is still continuing, and the situation is very bad.
According to information sent by the Marshals Service, the purpose of their temporarily formed fugitive pursuit task force was to execute a felony arrest warrant and arrest a felon named Terry Hughes Jr.
Jack looked at the information forwarded by Alice. The skin color was correct. He was a 39-year-old African-American. The series of crimes behind his name were dizzying.
From the time he was first arrested for beating his father when he was 16 years old, to the following 20 years, this guy has a total of armed robbery, theft, illegal possession of drugs, manufacturing of drugs, and illegal possession. A total of 49 criminal charges including firearms, serious speeding, driving without a license, violation of probation regulations, resisting arrest, etc.
"Such a person was only briefly imprisoned twice in 2011 and 2013? Is there a big problem with the judicial system in this state?" Clay was a little unbelievable.
Aubrey was a bit disapproving of this, "You should be glad that you joined the FBI. If you are in some local police stations, you will often encounter such scum who will be released after grabbing you by the front foot."
Hannah and Jiejie are not surprised by this. Compared with big cities like New York and Los Angeles that attract more attention, in some small places or areas known as "good security", certain gray industry chains have long been Finalize.
The criminal was arrested by the police and put in jail. The bail loan company had already opened up all the links. Here, the criminal was given a loan to pay the money, and the court over there collected the money and released the person immediately. All procedures were smooth. Dangdang, just ask the police to dispatch if there is a problem.
"Just get used to it." Jack stopped the car. It was very close to the scene. Although the sirens of nearby police cars rang out, he could still hear the gunfire like fried beans not far away.
I don't know whether it was because the distance was too close or the reaction speed of Jack and others was too fast. When they rushed to the scene, the nearby roads did not even have a blockade established.
Two CMPD white-painted police cars were turning the steering wheel and trying to block the intersection by turning the car sideways. The police officers in the car saw two Saban cars with their police lights on and rushed over. Several police cars got out in full uniform. Even a little surprised when the FBI was armed.
(End of this chapter)