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==Site of arrest== |
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On November 19, 2008, the West Baltimore station was the arrest site of '''Asa Seeley''' after |
On November 19, 2008, the West Baltimore station was the arrest site of '''Asa Seeley''' after a [[illegal taxicab operation|gypsy cabbie]] noticed a rifle in Seeley's possession, he refused to drive him to Washington, DC, and instead dropped him off at the West Baltimore rail station and alerted police. Passengers on the train platform also become suspicious of Seeley and phoned police. As police gave chase, Seeley jumped off the platform and broke his ankle. Law enforcement sources were initially reported to have claimed that Seeley stated he was going to shoot President George W. Bush,<ref name=wbaltv>http://www.wbaltv.com/news/18015767/detail.html</ref> but this was later determined to be incorrect.<ref name=wjz>http://wjz.com/local/train.marc.2.872506.html</ref> He was charged with weapons offenses, and was reported to have said "he was going to Washington to shoot the people that shot him."<ref name=wjz/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 05:20, 8 December 2009
West Baltimore | |
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| MARC commuter rail station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 400 North Smallwood St Baltimore, MD 21223 |
| Coordinates | 39°17′36″N 76°39′11″W / 39.293368°N 76.653172°W |
| Owned by | Amtrak |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | QuickBus, 23 |
| Services | |
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West Baltimore Station is a station on the MARC Penn Line located in the western part of Baltimore City along the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. It is located at the intersection of Smallwood and Franklin Streets. Two large surface lots provide parking for patrons utilizing MARC service from the station.
Under current plans, the future Red Line transit line will serve this station. The station currently serves the Penn Line. It has connections with the 23 bus and QuickBus.
The station is located at 400 North Smallwood Street in Baltimore, MD, USA.
Site of arrest
On November 19, 2008, the West Baltimore station was the arrest site of Asa Seeley after a gypsy cabbie noticed a rifle in Seeley's possession, he refused to drive him to Washington, DC, and instead dropped him off at the West Baltimore rail station and alerted police. Passengers on the train platform also become suspicious of Seeley and phoned police. As police gave chase, Seeley jumped off the platform and broke his ankle. Law enforcement sources were initially reported to have claimed that Seeley stated he was going to shoot President George W. Bush,[1] but this was later determined to be incorrect.[2] He was charged with weapons offenses, and was reported to have said "he was going to Washington to shoot the people that shot him."[2]
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