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« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2007, 01:19:47 AM » |
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(01-17) 17:18 PST Lakewood, Wash. (AP) --
A 9-year-old boy with a history of stealing cars and running away sneaked onto a plane bound for Texas, getting caught after flubbing an airport connection, officials said.
Semaj Booker apparently obtained a Southwest Airlines boarding card and made it through airport security Monday, hopping two separate flights but landing in San Antonio, Texas — short of his Dallas destination, police said.
The fourth-grader remained Wednesday in juvenile custody in San Antonio. He had been trying to get to his grandfather in Dallas, where he used to live.
The airline said in a statement said a young man approached the ticket counter at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport requesting a boarding pass and said his mother was already in the boarding area.
"The young man's information matched a paid, ticketless reservation for the flight. Based on the information he gave us, he was issued a boarding pass," the airline said. He was not listed as a child because he told the agent he was 12 years old, Southwest said.
Airline employees in San Antonio stopped Semaj from boarding another flight when he couldn't explain why he didn't have a boarding pass for that flight, said David Hebert, spokesman for the San Antonio International Airport.
The boy was unhappy after his family moved to Lakewood, outside Tacoma. His odyssey began Sunday when he stole a car that was left running outside a neighbor's house, only to be spotted by police near the interchange of Interstate 5 and State Route 512, authorities said.
Police pursued Semaj at speeds up to 90 mph until he took an exit and the engine blew, after which the car went over a curb and coasted into a tree. He refused to come out of the car, so officers broke a window to unlock a door and immediately recognized him as a frequent runaway and car thief, Guttu said.
He was released to his mother, but he ran away again, authorities said.
The Pierce County, Wash., prosecutor filed three charges against Booker on Wednesday in juvenile court, all related to the vehicle theft. The charges were sent to San Antonio, but Guttu wasn't sure what the next step would be.
Last month, the boy crashed a stolen car before being caught by police in Tacoma, and more recently he was caught in Seattle in a stolen car that had run out of gas, said his mother, Sakinah Booker. She believes he learned to drive from playing video games on a PlayStation.
Booker said she had hoped to soon move her four sons back to Dallas, but Semaj grew tired of waiting.
Semaj was "incredibly motivated to get to Texas," Guttu said. "He doesn't want to live in Washington state." 
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« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2007, 05:26:28 AM » |
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"Semaj"? As in "James" backwards? What is the world coming to? |
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« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2007, 05:54:46 PM » |
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That article said "said" too much in it. I was annoyed.
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« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2007, 02:52:19 AM » |
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"Semaj"? As in "James" backwards? What is the world coming to? It's your arch-nemesis, obviously! We demand a fight to the death! |
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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2007, 11:47:59 AM » |
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Hippo eats zebraJust thought you'd like to see the pics...
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2007, 03:14:37 PM » |
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Excellent photos.  Man, eating without hands would be terribly difficult, especially when your food is floating around in water.
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« Reply #21 on: February 16, 2007, 06:03:15 PM » |
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« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2007, 09:28:03 PM » |
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Remind me to never become the defense minister of Canada. Apparently it makes you insane.
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« Reply #23 on: March 04, 2007, 05:46:57 AM » |
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I think it's more likely to be the fact that he's 83 years old that makes him insane. Poor guy is starting to lose his marbles... EDIT: Also: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6416459.stm |
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« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2007, 08:05:03 AM » |
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« Reply #25 on: March 13, 2007, 09:40:47 AM » |
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It's a shame our PM doens't get involved in that sort of scandelous stuff. I want the man oouuuttt. 
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« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2007, 09:48:22 AM » |
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Looking through the Tanakh and Talmud, I don't see any mention of bondage. I think it may actually be kosher |
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« Reply #27 on: March 14, 2007, 11:10:15 AM » |
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Just as long as the whips aren't made from pig skin.
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« Reply #28 on: March 14, 2007, 11:21:46 AM » |
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And there are no bats involved.
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« Reply #29 on: March 27, 2007, 02:48:58 AM » |
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From the front page of today's Metro: Anna Mayers, who fell off a garage roof after a night's partying, arrives at court where she is suing her landlords over her injuries. The 29-year-old says they should have warned her not to dance on the roof after drinking. I'm not making this up. I wish I was. :cry: |
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