News Baltimore blogger broadcast live as SWAT team surrounds his house.

teedubya · 12-01-2012, 09:09 PM

PUMP UP THE VOLUME, BRO!

LIVE: http://m.spreaker.com/show/the_balti...edirected=true

Dude has a warrant... and sent out some tweets the BMore police found threatening... so he is broadcasting it live, so he doesn't get shot by them.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,3406641.story

A Baltimore blogger wanted on a court-issued warrant was refusing to come out of his Waverly home Saturday night, broadcasting his discussion with a police negotiator live on Internet radio.

Police said Frank James MacArthur, 47, remained inside his home in the 600 block of McKewin Ave. while officers waited to serve a warrant issued in June by his probation agent stemming from a 2009 gun case, according to police and court records.

At one point, MacArthur called 911 and asked to be patched in to police on the scene, and spoke for an hour about his surrender on speaker phone with Lt. Jason Yerg. It became a discussion about his grievances with police, and frustration with the original charge that resulted in the current warrant. He debated with the officer about whether they were focusing too much attention on him.

"Your department has wronged me severely, Lieutenant Yerg," MacArthur said. "Your turn."

MacArthur, who has said he was never notified about the court date, had been posting on social media for days about his "fugitive" status and predicted that police would try to harm him.

Police officials said some of the messages were threatening toward officers and required a precautionary presence of the SWAT team, particularly once MacArthur refused to come out. Police said he had not complied with an earlier attempt at surrender and could have turned himself in once he learned of the warrant.

At the scene, a helicopter swirled overhead as police waited. MacArthur denied that he was barricading himself but said he wanted to ensure that his surrender was "held in a dignified manner" and said he wanted witnesses.

MacArthur has been a gadfly opining on local issues for years, through his website, independent news sites, and radio.

jfenton@baltsun.com

12-01-2012, 09:09 PM	Topic Starter
teedubya Most Valuable Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Casino cash: $9490002	Baltimore blogger broadcast live as SWAT team surrounds his house. PUMP UP THE VOLUME, BRO! LIVE: http://m.spreaker.com/show/the_balti...edirected=true Dude has a warrant... and sent out some tweets the BMore police found threatening... so he is broadcasting it live, so he doesn't get shot by them. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,3406641.story A Baltimore blogger wanted on a court-issued warrant was refusing to come out of his Waverly home Saturday night, broadcasting his discussion with a police negotiator live on Internet radio. Police said Frank James MacArthur, 47, remained inside his home in the 600 block of McKewin Ave. while officers waited to serve a warrant issued in June by his probation agent stemming from a 2009 gun case, according to police and court records. At one point, MacArthur called 911 and asked to be patched in to police on the scene, and spoke for an hour about his surrender on speaker phone with Lt. Jason Yerg. It became a discussion about his grievances with police, and frustration with the original charge that resulted in the current warrant. He debated with the officer about whether they were focusing too much attention on him. "Your department has wronged me severely, Lieutenant Yerg," MacArthur said. "Your turn." MacArthur, who has said he was never notified about the court date, had been posting on social media for days about his "fugitive" status and predicted that police would try to harm him. Police officials said some of the messages were threatening toward officers and required a precautionary presence of the SWAT team, particularly once MacArthur refused to come out. Police said he had not complied with an earlier attempt at surrender and could have turned himself in once he learned of the warrant. At the scene, a helicopter swirled overhead as police waited. MacArthur denied that he was barricading himself but said he wanted to ensure that his surrender was "held in a dignified manner" and said he wanted witnesses. MacArthur has been a gadfly opining on local issues for years, through his website, independent news sites, and radio. jfenton@baltsun.com
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