Both were charged with committing a hoax related to terrorist activity and willfully obstructing peace officers
But Damien Roy, 22, and Bailey Roy, 21, never got that far. Before the two brothers could even cross the Canadian border, drones, helicopters, police dogs and a SWAT team surrounded their car. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2018, the checkpoint between Houlton, Maine, and Woodstock, New Brunswick, remained closed amid a bizarre standoff, frustrating thousands of travelers.
The larger issue, however was that they had no passports or any other form of ID with them. The Roys decided to take a back road through a remote stretch of the North Country where they were unlikely to encounter checkpoints, then sneak into Maine. Officials on both sides of the border were unnerved. Lights flashing and sirens blaring, two officers from the Canada Border Services Agency went over to investigate. One tried to ask if they were OK but got no response: The men just stared dead ahead, gazing out over the pine trees and the deep drifts of snow.Then border agents noticed the jugs of gas. They quickly backed away, closed the checkpoint and summoned the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A chaotic scene ensued.
Later, the Telegraph-Journal reported, the Roys told police that they had realized there was no way they would be able to illegally cross into the United States. Instead, they had decided to stop at the border “just to see how things would play out.”
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