On the run from Canada, Jericho Labonte leaves dead fish on Goonies house, steals yacht, and capsizes (1 Viewer)

[superchuck500]

Our story begins with a warrant for the arrest of Jericho Labonte, of Victoria British Columbia, by Canadian authorities for several crimes and a failure to appear.

On the run, Labonte posts on social media video of himself in Astoria, Oregon, and is later seen on video at the house featured in the movie The Goonies, placing a dead fish on the front porch. Authorities learned later that he had caught the fish locally after going on a fishing trip.

Some time later, the USCG gets an unrleated report of a vessel in distress at the mouth of the Columbia River . . . and thereafter dispatches a rescue diver that saved the operator of the boat, which had turned up stolen. Authorities did not learn the man's identity until after his release from the hospital because he used a fake name - but it was Jericho Labonte, who was later found at a nearby shelter and arrested.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/goonies-arrest-coast-guard-1.6737215

A man saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River on Friday as a massive wave rolled the yacht he was piloting turned out to be wanted for a bizarre incident in which police said he left a dead fish at the Astoria, Ore., home featured in the classic 1985 film, The Goonies.

Officers had been looking for the man since Wednesday, when an acquaintance alerted them to a video he had posted on social media of himself leaving the fish at the house and then dancing around the property, said Astoria Police Chief Stacy Kelly.

Kelly identified the man as Jericho Labonte, 35, of Victoria, British Columbia.
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Kelly didn't know what kind of fish it was, but said it had been caught locally, because after the man's video from the Goonies house started circulating, another person called police to report having taken the man out fishing.

"It's been a really odd 48 hours," he said.

 

[efil4stnias]

rescue divers are the shiznit.

 

[superchuck500]

rescue divers are the shiznit.

True dat

 

[efil4stnias]

True dat

and for the record "began taking on water" seemed a bit underplaying it.

Unless, of course, they meant " began taking on water instantaneously "

 

[superchuck500]

and for the record "began taking on water" seemed a bit underplaying it.

Unless, of course, they meant " began taking on water instantaneously "

I think he'd already been through a few waves - but that last one was a monster.

 

[Madmarsha]

At least no fish were harmed in the story.

Wait.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

At least they found my boat

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

$160,000 yacht? Sound more like a houseboat. Clue us in Chuck

Also, Jericho Labonte? NASCAR driver, eh?

 

[superchuck500]

$160,000 yacht? Sound more like a houseboat. Clue us in Chuck

It's not a houseboat. It appears to be a cabin cruiser, length approximately 40 feet. I see reports that say 35 feet but it looks bigger than that. It's not particularly new, so the valuation is probably accurate.

I don't think yacht status is based on value, but more on size and construction/layout. Some quick research suggests that a "yacht" lacks a standard definition but generally refers to a recreational boat that has sleeping quarters on it - and is of significant length. One site says 32 feet, another says 40 feet.

I think this is indeed a small yacht.

 

[Paul]

 

[antipop]

Goonies never say die!!