Police arrested Victor Vincente, 42, of Amherst, N.H., and charged him with illegal possession of a prescription drug, illegal possession of a steel
garrote, wearing body armor in the commission of a felony, and possession of a handgun without a license.
He was to tell how Chanal, trained to kill swiftly and silently, had fashioned a length of cord into a makeshift
garrote.
The drama came when a convicted robber used wire from stereo headphones in an attempt to
garrote Peter Sutcliffe.
police, acting on a tipoff provided by one of his classmates, discovered many suspicious items in his bedroom, including a ballistic vest, a crossbow with scope and flashlight, 20 rounds of 9mm ammunition, a military ski mask, an ammunition clip loader, a strangulation device known as a
garrote, and other equipment.
Many criminals and patriots were executed here either by firing squad or by the
garrote, an instrument that has since become synonymous with the evils of the Spanish colonial period.
Stone, 53, stormed Stormont in 2006 armed with explosives, a
garrote and a number of knives including one normally used to gut fish.
Two handguns, a
garrote, brass knuckles and body armor were confiscated, according to state police spokeswoman Sgt.
