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Gun toting nuclear plant operator disappears

Nuclear plant operator accused in carjacking vanishes By Clifford
 Tribune
 January 10, 2013
“……..Prosecutors seek to hold trial in absentiaAuthorities
wondered why a well-paid nuclear plant operator might steal a
12-year-old car at gunpoint. But an even more pressing question arose
when Buhrman disappeared after posting bond. A GPS device that had
been attached to his leg was found Sept. 28 in his deserted Coal City
house, its strap sliced in half, authorities said.

DuPage County prosecutors presented evidence Thursday that Buhrman
perhaps has fled the country and should be tried in absentia. They
also revealed that the FBI had been investigating Buhrman for other
crimes along with at least one Dresden co-worker, who also might have
fled the country.

Assistant State’s Attorney Demetri Demopoulos said he could not reveal
additional details of that investigation.

Judge Kathryn Creswell set a March trial date and will rule then on
whether it should proceed if Buhrman remains missing…. Exelon Corp.,
which owns the plant where Buhrman worked, declined to comment. A
spokeswoman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said reactor
operator positions like the one Buhrman had require years of training
and include a licensing process with ongoing mental health checks and
background checks.

The woman Buhrman was alleged to have robbed still wonders why a man
with his background would do what he is alleged to have done.

“I would never think that someone like that would pull a gun on
somebody and steal their car,” she said……
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-vanished-buhrman-20130111,0,148435.story

January 11, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | incidents, USA