Police: Gunman in Dothan standoff upset he wasn't sent to Iraq
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A 19-year-old member of the Alabama National Guard was upset about not being deployed to Iraq when he took over a small medical center, and he planned to "kill everybody there" but changed his mind when he saw a child playing in the waiting room, police said.
Jason Murphy of Dothan is charged with burglary, terrorist threats and criminal mischief for the 2 1/2 hour standoff he had with police while barricaded in the PrimeCare medical center on Monday. [...]
The burglary charge is a class B felony and carries a sentence of two to 20 years of imprisonment, while the other charges are class C felonies with sentences of one to 10 years in prison. Murphy is being held in jail without bond.
In the immortal words of Sgt. Hulka, "Lighten up, Francis."
Posted by Terry Oglesby at February 7, 2007 11:54 AM