Interview report (FD-302)Interview of former Kitsap County deputy re suspect HughesInterviewed 2 June 1972page 1 of 2
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Part 111, page 349

DB Cooper-50755Serials LV 164-60, SE 164-81

Interviewed 2 June 1972

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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date June 2, 1972

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On June 2, 1972, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Las Vegas, Nevada, telephone [REDACTED] telephonically advised as follows:

[REDACTED] stated that he was calling in connection with the "D. B. COOPER case" and stated that between [REDACTED] he was a [REDACTED] for the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office at Port Orchard, Washington. He advised that some time in [REDACTED] there was a [REDACTED] from the Sheriff's Department and all of the deputy sheriffs were asked to take a lie detector test. He said GLEN PENDARVIS, who was then Chief of Detectives and now the Undersheriff, handled the matter and all the deputies took the lie detector test except one deputy HUGHES, who refused. He said HUGHES would be about thirty-eight years of age now, was about 5'10" and had blond hair.

[REDACTED] said he specifically recalls that HUGHES refused to take the test and subsequently resigned, and when he resigned, he stated that he was going to "get Cooper". [REDACTED] explained that the [REDACTED] identification man in the department at that time was [REDACTED] who as far as he knows still works for the sheriff's office. He said HUGHES felt that [REDACTED] was responsible for his having to resign.

[REDACTED] explained that the reason he is calling regarding this matter is that this morning after [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he was stopped at a traffic light in Las Vegas and he observed a 1971 or 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix hardtop. He said he and the driver looked at each other and he recognized the driver as HUGHES. He said he was certain the driver was HUGHES, noting that the Pontiac made a U-turn and followed him. He said he tried to get the license number of the car but was unable to do so. However, he did note that it was a King County, Washington, license plate and the first letter was "O". He said HUGHES had with him [REDACTED] He said the car was extremely dirty and appeared to be possibly brown in color.

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On 6/2/72 at Las Vegas, Nevada File # SE 164-81 LV 164-60 by SUPERVISOR [REDACTED] /kmm Date dictated [REDACTED] 164-81-[REDACTED] This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

DB COOPER-50755

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