JohnQPublic
10th May 2013, 12:10 PM
Paramedic arrested, link to criminal probe of Texas plant blast unclear (http://news.yahoo.com/west-texas-paramedic-arrested-unclear-related-blast-source-145439395.html)
"DALLAS (Reuters) - A paramedic in West, Texas, has been arrested for possession of an explosive device, a federal official said on Friday, but it was not clear whether there was a connection to a deadly explosion last month at a fertilizer plant in the town."
"...A source familiar with the matter said it was not clear that Reed's arrest was linked to the blast at West Fertilizer Co...."
"...An employee at McLennan County Jail, who also asked not to be identified, said Reed, 31, was brought to the jail at 2 a.m. and handed over to federal agents at 8 a.m...."
"...Bryce Reed told Reuters last month that he had been a paramedic for 13 years and that he had worked in combat zones overseas as a contract paramedic.
Bryce and Brittany Reed said that they were listening to music at their home when they heard the town's siren and jumped into their truck to warn people nearby.
"Get your kids and go!" the couple said they yelled at residents of an apartment complex near the plant. They said they were about 50 to 75 yards from the plant when the blast rocked their vehicle.
The force of the blast also destroyed their home, blowing the doors off and filling their two-year-old daughter's bedroom with shards of glass, Bryce Reed said..."
"DALLAS (Reuters) - A paramedic in West, Texas, has been arrested for possession of an explosive device, a federal official said on Friday, but it was not clear whether there was a connection to a deadly explosion last month at a fertilizer plant in the town."
"...A source familiar with the matter said it was not clear that Reed's arrest was linked to the blast at West Fertilizer Co...."
"...An employee at McLennan County Jail, who also asked not to be identified, said Reed, 31, was brought to the jail at 2 a.m. and handed over to federal agents at 8 a.m...."
"...Bryce Reed told Reuters last month that he had been a paramedic for 13 years and that he had worked in combat zones overseas as a contract paramedic.
Bryce and Brittany Reed said that they were listening to music at their home when they heard the town's siren and jumped into their truck to warn people nearby.
"Get your kids and go!" the couple said they yelled at residents of an apartment complex near the plant. They said they were about 50 to 75 yards from the plant when the blast rocked their vehicle.
The force of the blast also destroyed their home, blowing the doors off and filling their two-year-old daughter's bedroom with shards of glass, Bryce Reed said..."