That's insane... On Jan 13, 8:04 am, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > Bizarre video of the > scene:http://www.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/local/article/man_in_courthouse_su... > > On Jan 8, 1:21 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Talk about bizarre! I want to know what page the Bible was open to and > > if any passages were marked. > > ************************ > > > The Jackson CountyCourthousehas been closed for business since early > > this morning after suspicious objects and possible hazardous material > > was found on the site. > > > According to Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts, deputies who serve as > > guards were opening the front entrance of the building this morning > > when they came upon an open Bible and a U.S. flag in front of the > > door. When they removed the items, they noticed some white powder was > > on their uniforms, Roberts said. > > > It was the white powder that spurred thecourthouselockdown, Roberts > > said. > > > He didn’t say what page the Bible was opened to. > > > Yellow police tape completely surrounds the building, keeping > > onlookers on sidewalks nearby. Jackson Street, which runs past > > thecourthouse, is barracaded. > > > Earlier this morning, officials told the gathering crowd outside > > thecourthouseto stand upwind. > > > A handful of people, including deputies and jail trustees, have been > > quarantined for decontamination for possible exposure to the > > suspicious powder. > > > Jackson Hospital was in lock-down mode for about five minutes after > > being notified of the suspicious material at thecourthouse. > > > For those few moments, the public was advised to avoid coming to the > > hospital unless there was a life-threatening emergency. > > > Employees were immediately posted at all entrances and exits, and as > > of noon remained stationed there as a precaution. > > > During the brief lock-down, no one was allowed inside without > > identification and a statement of purpose, according to hospital > > spokesman Rosie Smith. > > > Also, she said, everyone coming to the hospital throughout the morning > > was asked to use the front entrance. > > > A hazmat team was standing ready near the back entrance of the > > hospital to assist in case someone had been exposed to a dangerous > > material. > > > The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Marianna Police Department, > > Jackson County Fire and Rescue and other emergency officials are on > > scene along with health department and a haz-mat team from Bay > > County. > > >http://www.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/local/article/jackson_county_court...- > >Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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