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A6 U.S. NEWS
Saturday 8 July 2017

Man claiming to have bomb in bank killed in police standoff

By MIKE STEWART when an officer shot and the contents to determine lice officers had converged ing the suspect might be
Associated Press killed the suspect. if the suspect actually had on the bank earlier in the monitoring news coverage
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Cobb County police Sgt. explosives, he said. day. and social media, Cobb
A man who claimed to Dana Pierce confirmed the Two people were freed Police had said the man in- County police Officer Alicia
have a bomb that could man died in an “officer in- shortly after a military-type side the bank branch near Chilton said in a statement
“take out the room” bar- volved shooting.” vehicle smashed its way Marietta had made threats to The Associated Press.
ricaded himself inside a Pierce said a police bomb through the wall, raining and was inside with an un- WSB-TV in Atlanta reported
suburban Atlanta bank Fri- squad had rendered safe bricks onto its hood. known number of employ- the station received a call
day, sparking an hours-long a backpack in which the However, it’s not clear if ees. Friday morning from a man
standoff that forced police suspect claimed to have a they escaped through the Police had previously limit- said he was inside the bank
to bust through a brick wall bomb. wall opening. ed the amount of informa- and talked for more than
of the building and ended Police were still analyzing Several heavily armed po- tion they made public, say- 30 minutes.q

Smiles and thumbs up from woman charged with killing family

By KATE BRUMBACK hire a lawyer or allow one
KATHLEEN FOODY to be appointed.
Associated Press Meanwhile, U.S. Immigra-
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) tion and Customs Enforce-
— A woman charged with ment spokesman Bryan
killing four of her young Cox said in an email Friday
children and her husband that Martinez — whom he
smiled and flashed a dou- identified as Maria Isabel
ble thumbs up to news Garduno-Martinez — is
cameras during her first from Mexico and entered
court appearance Friday the U.S. illegally. This is her
in metro Atlanta before first encounter with immi-
telling a judge she doesn’t gration authorities, and it’s
want an attorney. not clear how long she has
Also, an immigration offi- been in the U.S., Cox said.
cial said the woman, who Local officials called the kill-
is from Mexico, entered the ings “horrendous.”
U.S. illegally. Isabel Marti- “What prompts a person
nez, 33, appeared before to take the life of such in-
Gwinnett County Magis- nocent children and her
trate Court Judge Michael spouse is something we
Thorpe a day after police may never understand,”
said she stabbed the five to Gwinnett County police
death and seriously injured said in a statement.
another child at her home. Isabel Martinez gestures towards news cameras during her first court appearance Friday, July 7, Psychologists and others
The surviving 9-year-old girl 2017, in Lawrenceville , Ga. Martinez is charged with killing four of her children and their father. who study cases of moth-
remained hospitalized with (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ers killing their children say
serious injuries. es — five counts of malice said. “It’s really not a good ple “that we’re fighting for” it’s not as uncommon as
Before the hearing began, murder, five counts of mur- idea, probably not to your and her faith. people might believe. But
Martinez sat with other in- der and six counts of ag- benefit.” “You are the hope of the media coverage often fo-
mates and posed for cam- gravated assault — Marti- When Thorpe said she had world, each one of you,” cuses on dramatic cases,
eras — smiling, giving the nez smiled, shook her head a right to an attorney, she she said in Spanish, ap- such as Andrea Yates, who
thumbs up, putting her “no” and wagged her fin- replied through a Spanish- pearing to address the was found not guilty by rea-
hands in a prayer position ger at him. language interpreter that news cameras. “It doesn’t son of insanity for the 2001
and spreading her arms out “Ma’am, I’m going to cau- she doesn’t want one. She matter what color you are drowning deaths of her five
wide. tion you to cut out the dis- later added that her attor- because God loves us all.” children in her suburban
As Thorpe listed the charg- play for the cameras,” he ney will always be the peo- Thorpe advised Martinez to Houston home.q

FBI: Flight attendant broke wine bottle over man’s head

By GENE JOHNSON Joseph Daniel Hudek IV, the hearing. His attorney, passenger were taken to a asked a flight attendant for
Associated Press 23, of Tampa, Florida, ap- Robert Flennaugh II, de- hospital after suffering se- a beer before takeoff, and
SEATTLE (AP) — A flight at- peared in U.S. District Court, clined to comment. vere facial injuries, authori- was served one, but he ex-
tendant broke a wine bot- wearing a beige jail uniform Hudek was charged with in- ties said. Perry Cooper, a hibited no sign of being in-
tle over the head of a man and sporting a scrape or terfering with a flight crew, spokesman for the Port of toxicated and ordered no
who lunged for an exit door bruise below his right eye. which carries a possible Seattle, described the inju- other alcoholic drinks, the
and fought with other pas- He was arrested Thursday sentence of up to 20 years ries as non-life-threatening. attendant told authorities.
sengers during a Delta Air night after causing the dis- in prison and a $250,000 A probable cause state- About an hour into the
Lines flight from Seattle to turbance that forced the fine. He is expected to re- ment written by FBI spe- flight, while the plane was
Beijing, but it didn’t faze plane to return to Seattle- main in custody at least un- cial agent Caryn Highley over the Pacific Ocean
him, an FBI agent wrote in Tacoma International Air- til a detention hearing on said Hudek was sitting in northwest of Vancouver Is-
charging papers filed Fri- port, authorities said. July 13. the first row of the Boeing land, Hudek went into the
day. Hudek did not speak during One flight attendant and a 767’s first-class section. He forward restroom. q