Media:Attempted Robbery at Fundraiser for Harrisburg

1373 Attempted Robbery at Fundraiser for Harrisburg AP  04/15/2065 04/15/2015

COLONIAL BAY, Virginia (AP) -- A Fundraiser for a Harrisburg Recovery Plan was interrupted by a robbery attempt. A metahuman identified as Boa Constrictor and two armed men with jetpacks demanded valuables from the attendees and took a hostage before being stopped by Rick "Breach" Mason, employee of Bad Company, authorities said. No bystanders were hurt.

Witnesses said a flashbang grenade went off, and when peoples' visions cleared, the men were knocked out and Boa Constrictor was trying to escape with his hostage. The hostage, identified by witnesses as Ambassador Indira Paxis, was recovered by Mr. Mason after Boa Constrictor escaped in the harbor waters.

"It all happened so fast," said Horace Lubin, local entrepreneur. "The robbers asked for all of our valuables, and then suddenly we couldn't hear or see anything. Once we could again, the crooks were already unconscious or fleeing. Then everyone started running for the exits."

Police arrested the two men and confiscated their equipment, which they identified as VIPER issue. Boa Constrictor, aka Jack Dunnet, is a metahuman also with connections to VIPER in the past, and has a criminal record for attempted murder, and is currently wanted for robbery and assault.

"He (Boa Constrictor) was really angry at that security officer who was chasing him. He swore he'd make him pay," Robbie Lutz, Community Health Director, said.