[font=Agency FB]Comm. ID: [color=#33FFFF]Kim Brown, Lieutenant - Secondary Fleet
Subject: Arrest of [*USI*]Yorktowne[M] & Destruction of LN|Streex
Good day, Fleet Admiral Hale and Sergeant Brown.
I have carefully read Brown's report of the events that took place and believe that there is vital information that must be added.
First off, the Yorktowne.
I met the pilot at the New York Jumpgate in California where I asked it the ship to halt and to submit to a cargo scan. I then asked the pilot where he was headed to which he replied that it was "none of your dang business". When I repeated my question, the pilot replied that his destination was "somewhere in Liberty space, I think". Then the pilot became really rude. He finally answered my question, saying he was headed to Ontario, but then added that I should "piss off and go do something useful".
As a result, I asked a fine of two million credits for insult and disobedience but the pilot wouldn't budge and instead docked with the gate to New York, saying he would head to Trenton. I followed.
There I met a Sergeant Brown just as I was asking the Yorktowne's pilot to pay the fine again. The gunboat Streex, who I had been flying with for the day, also showed up. The Yorktowne was still not cooperation, so I asked Brown to escort the ship to Sugarland where it the pilot would stay in custody until the fine was payed. The Sergeant replied that, without evidence, he couldn't do so.
Then, the Yorktowne suddenly did pay the fine. To Brown. 100,000 credits.
Then, suddenly, another police officer appeared, Off.J.Hedley. He claimed that he had caught the Yorktowne smuggling cardamine. The captain of the Streex immediately accessed the Yorktowne's pilot's records and apparently found a note of the pilot having been caught smuggling. Thus, the captain decided to take the USI pilot to Sugarland and ordered me to do so.
That is how it came to the Yorktowne's pilot's arrest.
And now, the reason why the LN|Streex was destroyed.
On the way from Norfolk to the Texas Jumpgate, the lane was disrupted for no apparent reason. As the Yorktowne and I engaged our cruise engines to reach the next lane ring, Officer Hedley disrupted the Yorktowne and demanded that the ship must be destroyed for smuggling. He then opened fire. Luckily, the Yorktowne and I could re-engage our cruise engines and we reached the Texas Jumpgate. There, Hedley jumped ahead of us.
I called the Steex for backup, since I was in a bomber and couldn't fight Hedley's fighter in the event of him ambushing us on the other side. The Streex arrived and jumped, but at the same time, Hedley jumped back. So, I ordered the Yorktowne to jump to Texas, with me following directly behind. Together, the Streex, Sergeant Brown, Gruzland, and I escorted the Yorktowne to the Mississippi where we met the LNS-Himalaya. Hedley caught up with us, so the Streex opened fire.
The Himalaya, Brown, Gruzland, the Yorktowne, and I continued to Sugarland on cruise, where the Yorktowne's pilot voluntarily docked, just as Hedley appeared again with the Streex in close pursuit. Hedley decided to run off, calling us fools. The Streex was about to follow when Brown disrupted the gunboat. The Streex' captain, seeing Brown to be Hedley's accomplice opened fire upon the LPI fighter while Hedley taunted us over system wide frequencies.
Suddenly, two LSF fighters( Tamara.Johansen and another one) appeared, and instead of reprimanding the LPI officer, opened fire upon the Streex without a word. Shortly there after, the gunboat was destroyed and I had to return to the Mississippi to prepare for a Rheinland raid on Texas.
I hope that these informations are of some use in this case.
Addendum:
To Admiral Hale Only -
During the battle against the Rheinland Military fleet that invaded the Texas system, a Zoner Juggernaut, Jinkusu-class, joined the battle on the Military's side. The ship's name was Excelsior.