Dec 2, 2012 A federal law enforcement officer was killed when a dope smuggler’s small craft rammed a Coast Guard boat in a midnight intercept of a marijuana load off the California coast, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Four suspects are in custody and a manhunt is under way for at least two others who may have escaped to a coastal island.
According to sources, the incident took place early this morning, at approximately 1 a.m., when the Coast Guard intercepted two boats — a pleasure craft and a panga boat, which is a small, fast launch — near San Clemente Island, in Santa Barbara County.
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34, of Redondo Beach was second in command of the Halibut, an 87-foot patrol cutter based in Marina del Rey. Coast Guard News
In Memoriam – Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III
Redondo Beach: Horne later moved to Redondo Beach, where he lived with his wife, Rachel. Neighbors told multiple television outlets Sunday that Rachel Horne is pregnant with the couple's second child.
A smuggler's vessel rammed a small U.S. Coast Guard boat off the Southern California coast, killing one Coast Guard member and injuring another
Noozhawk: Coast Guard Officer Killed When Boat Rammed
Santa Barbara Independent: Panga Rams Coast Guard Boat, Kills Chief Officer
Ventura County Star: Coast Guard member dies after boat collides with panga
Edhat: Panga rams Coast Guard boat, kills Chief Officer.
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Coast Guard Member Dies In Crash With Smuggler's Boat Off Calif. Coast (VIDEO)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday that Horne and fellow crewmembers of the Halibut "were engaged in an at-sea interdiction when they came under threat by a small vessel that rammed their small boat."
12/5/12 UPDATE SPECIAL REPORT: Details Revealed in Coast Guard Officer’s Death
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