Judge Dupes Gunman With Bogus Resignation
A judge in Jacksonville pretended to resign on television to end a standoff in which a gunman held a lawyer hostage and threatened to set off a bomb in a high-rise, authorities said.
Duval County Judge Sharon Tanner, who authorities said had handled a case involving the gunman, gave the bogus resignation on camera as local stations were covering the hostage incident live. Her resignation was among the gunman’s demands.
The lawyer, Christopher Hazelip, was freed unharmed and the gunman, identified as John M. Knight, 45, surrendered shortly after.
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