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The Jesse Dennis Dimmick Lesson: Never Fall Asleep While Holding Hostages
Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 5:18 pm
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| Jesse Dimmick, consider yourself flunked on your first remedial hostage-taking test |
That's the lesson we can take away from the case of Jesse Dennis Dimmick. He was wanted for murder in Aurora, Colorado, as well as burglaries in Colorado, North Carolina and Louisiana. So when Kansas police spotted him yesterday in a stolen car, they naturally gave chase.
Dimmick crashed and fled on foot. But they soon saw him in a second stolen car and reengaged pursuit. All told, the chase covered 50 miles, until Dimmick crashed in the yard of newlyweds Jared and Lindsay Rowley. He ran into the house and took them hostage...
Despite being technically held hostage, the Dover, Kansas couple still proved to be gracious hosts. They offered Dimmick drink, pillows and a blanket to rest his weary head after a hard day of eluding police.
While the couple watched TV, Dimmick decided to crash in their bedroom two hours into his hostage situation, which really doesn't speak well of his criminal stamina, does it? The Rowleys bolted from their home, only to find the house surrounded by the cops.
Police stormed the place. During the ensuing arrest, Dimmick was shot. It's unknown whether he resisted arrest, or police were simply pissed about chasing him so far. It was Saturday, after all. They probably wanted to watch football.
Dimmick's injuries aren't considered life-threatening. We cannot say the same from his limited criminal skills.
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