Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSearle-Harris had a history of violence and is a registered sex offender (AP Photo/David Dennis)The man who held 10 hostages overnight in a Chase Bank building in Bakersfield, California, has been identified as an Army veteran with a violent history.The incident began around 1 p.m. on Tuesday when Anthony Scott Searle-Harris, 41, took the hostages, who were employees of a local school district, on the second floor of the building, claiming to have explosives.Five of the 10 hostages were tied up during the standoff, but authorities confirmed that none of them sustained any injuries.Searle-Harris, who was also a registered sex offender and had been discharged from the U.S. Army for going AWOL, had a documented history of violence.The standoff concluded just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning when FBI agents shot and killed Searle-Harris.In fullBakersfield bomb threat latest: Suspect shot dead by FBI is ID’d as horrific details emerge of hostage ordealThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Chase bank hostage suspect identified as Army veteran who went AWOL
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSearle-Harris had a history of violence and is a registered sex offender (AP Photo/David Dennis)The man who held 10 hostages overnight in a Chase Bank building in Bakersfield, California, has been identified as an Army veteran with a violent history.The incident began around 1 p.m. on Tuesday when Anthony Scott Searle-Harris, 41, took the hostages, who were employees of a local school district, on the second floor of the building, claiming to have explosives.Five of the 10 hostages were tied up during the standoff, but authorities confirmed that none of them sustained any injuries.Searle-Harris, who was also a registered sex offender and had been discharged from the U.S. Army for going AWOL, had a documented history of violence.The standoff concluded just after 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning when FBI agents shot and killed Searle-Harris.In fullBakersfield bomb threat latest: Suspect shot dead by FBI is ID’d as horrific details emerge of hostage ordealThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
