By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent was shot and wounded while trying to rescue a 9-year-old girl from a kidnapper in a Louisiana hotel Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. The agent was struck in the leg and will survive. The 24-year-old kidnapping suspect, however, died after a member of the FBI task force shot…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some of the motorcycle gangs involved in Sunday’s shootout in Waco, Texas, are dangerous criminal organizations, the USA Today reports. Among those involved were the Bandidos and Cossacks, both of whom are known as outlaw biker gangs and “pose a serious national domestic threat.” They’re among what the FBI dubs outlaw…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas man has been arrested after lying to the FBI about his allegiance to ISIS, according to a criminal complaint. NBC DFW reports that Bilal Abood, 37, of Mesquite, faces up to eight years in prison for making a false statement to the FBI. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/FBI-Mesquite-Man-Pledged-Allegiance-to-ISIS-Leader-303803121.html A licensed security guard, Abood…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the gunmen behind the shooting at a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of Prophet Muhammad strongly hinted on Twitter that he was about to get violent about 20 minutes before opening fire, the Chicago Tribune reports. “May Allah accept us as mujahideen,” or holy warriors, he tweeted. One…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating what prompted two men to open fire outside a contest for Prophet Mohamed cartoons in a Dallas suburb. The man were fatally shot by police, Sunday night, CNN reports. Garland Police said the men approached the Culwell Event Center in North Garland and opened fire. A security…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A judge has ruled that the DEA is not required to compensate a Texas trucking company for damaging a tractor trailer that the agency used during a wild 2011 sting without permission. The Washington Post reports that the tractor trailer was riddled with bullets after the sting ended in the execution-style…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents did a double-take after checking a bus passenger’s papers at a checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas. The passenger’s license, birth certificate and Social Security card all identified the passenger as 34-year-old David, a fellow Border Patrol agent assigned to the same area, Valley Central reports. Agents knew it wasn’t…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Border Patrol agents were injured Sunday evening when their agency boat and another boat collided on the Rio Grande outside of Anzaldaus Park in Mission, Texas, KRGV reports. Both agents were taken to the hospital, one by air, one by ambulance. “First is the agents’ safety. We want to make…
