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Carjacking Suspects Hunted At Grand Canyon
POSTED: 6:47 am MST May 13,
2008
UPDATED: 1:58 pm MST May 13,
2008
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- Authorities are searching inside the Grand Canyon National Park for two brothers suspected in a carjacking.The National Park Service said a man called the Grand Canyon's emergency dispatch center Monday evening to report that he and a passenger had been carjacked on the South Rim.He said two men had taken his vehicle at gunpoint and headed west toward Grand Canyon Village.The men matched witness descriptions of two men who had left the scene of a vehicle accident earlier near Twin Overlooks.The stolen vehicle is a 2008 white Dodge Caliber four-door hatchback, bearing Arizona license plate 606-RFC.Authorities identified the men as Travis "T-Bo" Twiggs, 36, and his brother, Willard "Will" Twiggs, 38.Travis Twiggs is a white man, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 200 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He has facial hair and tattoos on his arms and legs. He is also a heavy smoker.Willard Twiggs is a white man, 6 feet 2 inches tall and 180 pounds, with shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes. He also has facial hair and tattoos on his arms and legs.Both men have violent criminal histories. Travis Twiggs also has more than 10 years of military experience and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Authorities said he has tracking and survival skills but may behave unpredictably.The Twiggs are considered armed and dangerous.Anyone with information is asked to call the Grand Canyon’s emergency dispatch center at 928-638-7805.ELSEWHERE ON KPHO.COM: A Tampa judge has sentenced former NFL running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine CLICK HERE for details. MORE SLIDESHOWS: From the bizarre to the tragic to late-breaking news, visit the KPHO.com slideshow section and click away! CLICK HERE for images.
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