Shi told reporters that he had been in the United States for about seven months – living with several other IASCO trainees at an apartment in Redding. It was there, police said, that McConkey and Hoser came for the student. McConkey grabbed Shi roughly by the arm, the student told the Record Searchlight, and said he needed to get on a plane now or face worse violence. The pair’s plan, Shi told the Searchlight, had been to fly him to the Bay Area, then put him on another plane to China. “The police officer is the best American,” Shi told the newspaper.

Source: National Post May 28, 2018 12:56 UTC