That’s one way to close the scale house for a while

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  1. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    Arkansas State Police say that a truck driver is facing charges following an hours-long stand off with police officers at a weigh station near Hope on Thursday.

    The incident began shortly after 9 a.m. on April 8 at a weigh station off of I-30 in Hempstead County.

    Police say that 33 year old Texas-based truck driver Flores Reynaldo pulled his truck into the weigh station. During the weigh and inspection process, officers discovered that Reynaldo was wanted on felony charges in Texas.


    When officers attempted to take Reynaldo into custody, he reportedly fled to his truck and refused to leave, pointing a gun at one of the officers.

    State police SWAT and negotiation teams were called to the weigh station.

    Reynaldo surrendered to troopers about 2:15 p.m.

    No one was hurt.

    State police say that Reynaldo was armed with two handguns when he was barricaded inside the truck.

    Reynaldo was charged with aggravated assault and is being held at the Hempstead County Detention Center.

    Armed trucker arrested following five hour police standoff at Arkansas weigh station
     
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  3. Lucky12

    Lucky12 Medium Load Member

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    Reynaldo was a scare....
     
  4. Trucker61016

    Trucker61016 Road Train Member

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    Wow, a stand-off at the weigh station?? Sounds like a bad trucker/western movie.....
     
  5. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Here's an easy remedy...perp pulls a gun, SHOOT HIM IN THE HEAD...case closed
     
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  6. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    We drove by there on our way into Texarkana. Must have been at least ten cops in there around that truck with their blues flashing. We were wondering what was happening.
     
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  7. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    You really don't want to have police doing that. Next thing you know the police will claim EVERYONE has a gun even when they don't.

    And since I disagree with this posting of yours i am going to help myself to one of those king-sized almond Snickers bars.

    So crunchy and delicious.
     
  8. flood

    flood Road Train Member

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    I friend called me after he went thru that weight station (got the by pass) and saw 2 cops standing by a truck with their guns pointing at the door...!!
     
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  9. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    Good keep them scale houses closed. I love how it takes an army of police to handle one guy gotta love the wasted resources.
     
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