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Kent State — Part 20

114 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jun 2, 1970 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kent State · 111 pages OCR'd
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my @f.914n 5 wre oe one of the three threw the raq into the building, fire ins’. the building ‘took off". and the “After I observed this I started tovard window and was going to extinguish the fire. The three that lit the rag came at me, one had ua club hit me on the helmet and the other two knocked me ground by jumping on my hack, the person with the me again, while I was down. The same three people took the fire hose away from me, After awhile myself and the other firemen left the scene of the buming ROTC building. the same and he to the club hit "About three ieks after the ROTC fire I was in Seavers Cafe, on North Water St., Kent, Ohio eating lunch, I observed a person in this cafe that I believe he is one of the three people I saw throw the aqasoline soaked rag into the K5U Ro“Vc building as I described above, I was unable ta determine the name of the person iu 'Seaver's' at that time I saw him. About one week after I saw the man in Seaver*s I went to the Kent, Chio Folice Dest, and they showed me pictures of a inan named Jerry Rupe. This man Jerry Rupe is the same man I saw in Seaver's, "Today I have viewed 22 photographs displayed to me by the interviewing agents. Photograph described on back as ‘Jerry Rupe, DOB 7/23/48, 5'11" 180 lbs brovm hair and blue eyes' is a photogayph of the person, I believe, was responsible for throwing the gas soaked rag into the ROTC building. I belicve this is the same person that was involved in the ROTC burning as I described sahnve hawouvrnar Nai Sa Wee oar bee ee op to see Jerry Rupe T meannat am able ake Cher tinlace T UNLESS s ene Tr or Sara woud y he Nt he a in person, Ne Cada ee "I have enltialed the back of all 22 pitchers. I have read the above statement consisting cf this page and two other pages, I have enitialed all corrections and and the two other pages qT novos abet ESTAR ELS because it is true. /s/ /:/ (Zr 231 "Witnesss | Agent FBI Cleveland,
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