MemoTo SAC Seattle re suspect Jimmy A. Hughes, Kitsap County21 September 19721 page
memoLegibility: high

Part 111, page 347

DB Cooper-50753Serials SE 164-81-3472

Document date 21 September 1972

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81-3472) 9/21/72

SA [REDACTED] b6 Sub 432 b7C NORJAK [signature]

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On 8/16/72, [REDACTED] Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, Port Orchard, Washington, advised that the subject, JIMMY A. HUGHES, now works for the Black Ball Trucking Company, in Bremerton, Washington. [REDACTED] further advised that HUGHES was a Deputy on the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office some time in 1959. [REDACTED] further advised that the Undersheriff GLEN PENDARVIS, would have the parsonnel records of HUGHES but is now on vacation and would not return until 8/21/72.

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On 8/25/72, GLEN PENDARVIS, Undersheriff, Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, advised that HUGHES did not fit the description of the unsub who committed the skyjacking, as HUGHES is 6'1" - 6' 2" tall, 185 pounds, and that his military background is in communications in the Army.

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On 8/25/72, [REDACTED] Black Ball Express Company, Ferry Terminal Building, Bremerton, Washington, was contacted and advised that JIMMY A. HUGHES worked on the day in question, 11/24/71, eleven hours. The normal working hours of HUGHES would be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the afternoon; however, working 11 hours, he would have to have worked until at least 8:30 p.m. [REDACTED] further advised that HUGHES would have been on the Hood Canal run and would not have been able to get back in time to sign back in if he had been over to the Seatac Airport or anywhere else, and still get his work done.

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[REDACTED] described HUGHES as 6'3" tall, 215 pounds, DOB 6/2/36, SSN 538-30-3941, address 2142 Madrona Point Drive, Bremerton, Washington, telephone #ES 3-4405. Based on the above information, it is recommended that this subcase be closed.

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Sub 432 164-81- 39-[guess: 30] NLH/rlg (2) [initials/signature]

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