Several police vehicles along with the Spanish Lookout patrol truck announced the fact that an extremely important event was occurring today. Sections of Route 20 East were closed to traffic for part of the day. Two helicopters with the President and his entourage arrived to visit grain processing facilities in the Mennonite community of Spanish Lookout.
Mennonite businessmen from Orange Walk were the victims of an armed assault in BlackMan Eddy Village, near Spanish Lookout by the Iguana Creek junction. According to a report the Mennonites stopped to refuel their vehicle during which time unkown men approached them and demanded money. One of the victims attempted to flee but was injured from shots fired at him by one of the robbers. He then complied and handed over a bag of money containing several thousand dollars. The robbers then escaped.
