News Flash! COUNTY COMMISSIONER ADMITS HE WAS DRIVER OF FORD TRUCK


Message posted by Norio Hayakawa on June 20, 2001 at 16:44:17 PST:

LINCOLN COUNTY COMMISSIONER, JAMES MANNER, ADMITS HE WAS THE DRIVER OF THE FORD TRUCK ON GROOM LAKE ROAD!!

June 20, 2001
PANACA, Nevada --

James Manner, Lincoln County Commissioner and resident of Panaca, Nevada, today admitted that he was the driver of the white Ford truck on Groom Lake Road on Sunday, June 3, 2001.

Manner stated that he was not aware that he is about to be charged with attempted vehicular manslaugher.

"I didn't want to be stopped by those 'folks' and I had no intention of bodily harm", said Manner.

He also said that he "slowed down" when he saw the crowd at the restricted boundary line.

But, according to eye-witnesses, instead of slowing down, Manner was alleged to have stepped on the gas petal to 50 to 60 miles per hour as he began to see the crowd and did not honk at all.

Manner also today admitted that he works for the D.O.E.
However, he did not mention that he was on his way to work at Groom Lake, even though he sped past the boundary line towards Groom Lake base.
He said that he will talk to the District Attorney on Thursday.

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(The question here is: what was a Lincoln County Commissioner doing at Area 51/Groom Lake?)

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners
Lincoln County Courthouse
Pioche, Nevada 89043
Tel. (775-962-5390)


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