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Just A Rural Town
The elder Bixbys move here in 1989 for a small town independence.
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What Happened
In 2004, Steven Bixby, 37, and his father Ralph Bixby, 75, chased
some highway workers off their property. They were appealing an
illegal ruling to the state commission.
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A Deputy Confronts Bixby
A Sheriff deputy, Danny Wilson, comes to the door, Bixby tells
him to leave, "You don't have a warrant". Bixby slams the door, the
deputy kicks it in, and there is a shooting. Wilson is hit with a
7mm magnum, which would have cut him in two, but Bixby decides to
handcuff him?
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Second Deputy Arrives
Neighbors called the police saying a cop was shot, and
numerous cars responded. Supposedly
patrolman Ouzts just
walked up to the door, and was shot in the back. The
bullet didn't match any of Bixby's guns.
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Police Authorities Confused
Public Safety spokesman Sid Gaulden said; Wilson was found
inside the home. Authorities would not say which one first went
to the house.
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Dr Gagnon
A Jewish Chiropractor to the rescue. Gagnon says that Bixby's
mother called him, he and his partner, raced to the gunfight. As the
'Doc' arrives he sees the second deputy, yells, as the deputy turns,
the Bixbys shoot him in the back.
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Within Minutes Other Officers Arrive
This is Mayberry, where did these guys come from? It started at
9:15, and they were there by 9:35.
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Bixby's 75 Yr-Old Mother
According to the SPLC account, Rita took an entire apartment
complex hostage. She wasn't charged for that, but as an accessory to
her son's crime. Another account has her as a
police hostage.
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SWAT Has A Field Day
SWAT is flown in, followed by a South Carolina Law Enforcement
Division armored tank. At one point, nearly 200 law enforcement
agents were shooting into the shack.
A constant barrage of gunfire, up to a thousand rounds of
ammunition in five minutes, emanated from the small house, thwarting
attempts by police to retrieve Wilson's body or capture the
residence. So heavy was the gunfire, in fact, that the police had to
be resupplied several times with ammunition. Media estimates have
pegged the actual number of rounds fired in the tens of thousands.
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Bixby Surrender
Around 10 p.m., Steven
Bixby called out to surrender. After he'd been secured, a robot was
sent inside to find the 75 yr-old Arthur. He was in a back
bedroom in critical condition.
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Arthur Bixby
Most townspeople said he was a polite old man, but Mark Potek of
the SPLC said he was a "Closet
extremist".
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How Did The SPLC Get Involved
When did these clowns get involved with their 'Militia
Watch' and Abbeville? They want the state to go for the
death penalty on the mother.
The SPLC are the real terrorists.
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