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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

An Arkansas man has been arrested after being found with six homemade pipe bombs, according to court documents.

Lawrence Hickman, 52, was booked into the Benton County Jail on Thursday on six counts of criminal possession of explosive materials or a destructive device. He is being held on a $1 million bond.

According to the arrest affidavit, a woman called Bella Vista police on Dec. 9 to report that Hickman had been harassing her.

Once BVPD arrived at Hickman’s residence, the woman told police she found a bottle of chloroform in a dresser drawer.

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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 69 points 10 months ago

Officers spoke with a neighbor who said that Hickman wanted to kayak to the Philippines where his wife was and planned to travel to Alaska, and through the Bering Sea.

The neighbor told BVPD that the pipe bombs were for sharks and pirates and he had liquor for the Russians, according to the affidavit.

[-] Masterblaster@kbin.social 50 points 10 months ago

they should have just let him go. it was going to work itself out.

[-] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 32 points 10 months ago

Dude's a few fries short of a Happy Meal.

[-] Pips@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 10 months ago

He wasn't accused of being the brightest bulb.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago

and he had liquor for the Russians, according to the affidavit

These americans dangerously underestimating us once again. We can lack many things, crucial ones, but cheep booze? Never, never!

[-] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Did you recover your vodka reserves after Boris Yeltsin drank all the vodka lakes?

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

We secretly dug some just for him so he didn't know he didn't.

[-] RaincoatsGeorge@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 months ago

Please give him his pipe bombs back and let him go those sharks and pirates are no joke

[-] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

This guy sounds fun.

[-] bedrooms@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I am so ashamed of myself. As an Asian, I always assumed Arkansas to be in North America.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

"Officers spoke with a neighbor who said that Hickman wanted to kayak to the Philippines where his wife was and planned to travel to Alaska, and through the Bering Sea."

From Arkansas? 🤔

I mean, I guess he could take the Mississippi down through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico, down to the Panama Canal and into the Pacific Ocean, up the coast to Alaska and across that way...

TECHNICALLY possible.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Doubt he'd be able to get through the canal on a kayak, no?

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Probably easier than going around the horn, I dunno.

[-] rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social 17 points 10 months ago

Holy cow, it sounds like someone told him to look on kayak.com and he got confused 🤔

[-] spider@lemmy.nz 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Sounds more like a Florida Man news story.

[-] solrize@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Plot twist: Arkansas Traveller turns out to be someone who got to Arkansas from Florida.

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago
[-] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I feel better about my neighbors after reading that. How long do you think the neighbor was listening to this guy before realizing he was serious?

[-] geekworking@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Found the script for the next John Wick movie.

[-] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Guy’s gotta have a hobby!

BTW: he had liquor for the Russians, but what did he have for the Chinese?

BBTW: Sounds like a great funding pitch for a Nat Geo doco. If I was a multi millionaire I’d help him make it a reality. Even if he was just talking shit to avoid jail, I’d work it out with the judge and make him attempt it.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

He was planning to give liquor to the Russians so I can only imagine he planned to give the Chinese soy sauce.

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

As an Arkansas resident, I hate hearing Arkansas on the national stage. It's never good.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Arkansas has great barbecue and a beautiful stony countryside.

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

There's a lot to love about Arkansas. Unfortunately, 2/3 of the residents are either deplorable or don't mind hatefulness.

[-] skeezix@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Arkansas is the anus of the USA

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

No, that's Bakersfield, CA

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

It's ok, a country can have multiple anuses.

[-] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I don't know who the hell would downvote this, but they've obviously never been to Bakersfield.

[-] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Can you guys sort the spelling out? I was 35 before I realised it's not pronounced ar-can-zas

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Fun fact, the it's named after the Kansa tribe (pronounced Cans-Uh). We added "Ar", slightly changed the pronunciation "Can-Saw", and added a silent French "s" that was never intended to be pronounced.

Then those uncultured philistines in Kansas decided to pronounce it and confused everyone.

[-] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Is that tribe responsible for the Kansas name too? Very interesting! Thank you!

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago

Hickman….. that says it all.

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