At first, the suspect gave an alias and said his name was Plant, said Huntington Beach Police Lt. Charles Poe. Hilbun was taken to the Sheriffs Department about 4:30 a.m. Saturday and interviewed for several hours by homicide detectives from various police agencies. He then drove off in a blue pickup with a kayak on top. Shouting Kim, Kim! as he fired a round from a .22-magnum revolver, Hilbun killed his best friend, Charles T. Barbagallo, 42, and wounded postal worker Peter Gates, 45, according to the 13-count indictment handed down in January. NOV. 14, 1991 - Thomas McIlvane, a fired postal worker who colleagues said had vowed revenge on his superiors, opens fire at his former post office in Royal Oak, Mich., killing four supervisors and wounding five employees. With the arrest of Hilbun, mail delivery resumed as usual Saturday in Dana Point for the first time since Thursdays shootings, said Arthur O. Martinez, Postal Service district manager in Santa Ana. . 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I said this guy has a huge potential for violence, she said. . They asked him to step outside. Hilbun, a diagnosed manic-depressive, was fired from his job as a letter carrier at the Dana Point post office in December, in part because he was stalking a female co-worker. Hilbun also may have shot two others on Thursday, a female motorist who was critically wounded about two miles from Frances Nell Hilbun's home, and a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized in good condition after being shot in a garage a few miles from the Dana Point post office, police said. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. . Rich L.A. homeowners are snapping them up, Review: A reimagined Secret Garden fails to flower anew at the Ahmanson Theatre, Randall Emmett, Ambyr Childers settle domestic violence restraining order dispute. Ms. Springer was under police guard Friday while authorities searched for Mark Richard Hilbun, 38, who authorities identified as the man who went on a shooting spree at a Dana Point post office Thursday, killing two and wounding three. Contributing to this report were Times staff writers Nancy Wride, Leslie Berkman, David Reyes, Matt Lait, Greg Hernandez, Eric Lichtblau, Lily Dizon, Thuan Le and correspondents Willson Cummer and Anna Cekola. During that period, it claims, Hilbun repeatedly threatened her and exhibited bizarre, disturbed and erratic behavior.. She was never involved with this guy, Hackney said. Minutes after the post office shooting, Hilbun allegedly wounded a man in the arm during an apparent botched robbery. Hilbun was being held late Saturday without bail at the Orange County Jail in Santa Ana. Investigators declined to discuss the findings. They expressed some frustrations with the unions. Oh my God! Postmaster General Marvin Runyon ordered an investigation of the shootings and said he would go to Dearborn. Kersey suffers scrapes, bruises and a gunshot wound to his left arm. Hilbun, who turns 39 today, was said to be calm and unemotional at his arrest--the same description witnesses attributed to the gunman who strolled casually away from the post office murder scene Thursday. The rest of Springers family remained in Riverside County on Saturday, where they had fled for safety. Half an hour before he was arrested at 12:30 a.m., Hilbun shot and wounded a man and a woman at an automated teller machine in Fountain Valley about 150 feet from the citys police station, officials said. The attack Thursday occurred within hours of a shooting at a postal facility in Dearborn, Mich. The subject of a massive police search, Hilbun remained in the area, changing his appearance and the license plates on his car. Hilbun was discharged by the Postal Service but posted a grievance with the union, which began an aggressive reinstatement campaign despite telling Springer that her problem would be taken care of, the complaint says. Now all of a sudden youre relieved.. He allegedly robs them of $104 and then opens fire, wounding both. Postal Service on Friday for Hilbuns arrest. Mark E Hilbun was born circa 1959. Witnesses say he shouts Kim! A week ago, he left a note that read: I love you. Three Huntington Beach police officers stepped up to him about 12:30 a.m., tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to step outside. The suspect, Mr. Hilbun . The capture at the bar on Beach Boulevard, about 20 miles up the coast from Dana Point, went smoothly. Saturday mornings armed robbery was the fifth crime attributed to Hilbun in less than two days, three in daylight. Hilbun was diagnosed manic depressive following a drunken driving arrest last summer, said his lawyer, Donald Glenn Rubright. IN MICHIGAN:\ In the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Mich., a postal employee reportedly upset that a female co-worker had gotten a job for which he had applied, shot three people, killing one and injuring two before killing himself, police said. Hilbun was fired in September, 1992, after "blaring his radio and wearing his underwear on the outside of his pants" at work, it continues. Hilbun is suspected of breaking into the house, drinking wine and beer, and abandoning a kayak that was on top of his blue-gray Toyota pickup truck. When police arrived, Hilbun was seated on a bar stool drinking a mix of vodka and 7-Up and wearing white cotton pants, a Hawaiian shirt and beach sandals. When she saw it, Kim said, Well, Ive got some reading material now, Hackney said. Prince said the gunman was wearing a T-shirt with "Psycho" written on it. For instance, he switched the license plates on his truck, replacing them with ones from Idaho, and he removed a camper shell, which was found Saturday in a vacant lot in Newport Beach. ____________________________________________________________________________. Hilbun, 42, was convicted of the 1993 crimes by a jury last August. The woman, Sandra Brandstatter, 32, was in critical condition with two gunshot wounds to the head and one to the back, said Dr. Paul Haydon, who works in the emergency room of Oakwood Hospital. MAY 31, 1985 - Joseph Medina entered a New York City post office, pulled a rifle from a mailbag and aimed it at a supervisor. Were both happy, thats all, Eberhardt said. He repeated over and over, The postal killer is here! , The customer pointed to one of two pool tables in a back corner where Hilbun was standing. Children at several schools were kept in a campus lock-down Thursday and Friday while volunteers were posted to watch for anything suspicious. Four hours later at a post office in Dana Point, Calif., southeast of Los Angeles, a former postal employee opened fire, shooting two workers and killing one. There, he murdered a letter carrier and injured a postal clerk. Kim! in reference to Kim Springer, a postal worker with whom he is infatuated.. The California gunman also is alleged to have killed his mother and may have shot and wounded two other people, authorities said. Hilbun, a diagnosed manic-depressive, was fired from his job as a letter carrier at the Dana Point post office in December, in part because he was stalking a female co-worker. Andy Gonis. Police believe this is the beginning of the 39-year-old suspects rampage. Just a week ago, Hilbun had sent the woman a note saying: I love you. Its a classic case of where the system fired him but it didnt solve the problem, U.S. Chief Postal Inspector Ken Hunter said. Hilbun also allegedly stabbed his mother to death, said Newport Beach Police Sgt. On the sidewalk, one female postal employee stood with a makeshift sign reading, Residential Mail Delivery Today., Some motorists passing by honked in approval. View arrest records, background check report etc. Hilbun also may have shot two others on Thursday, a female motorist who was critically . Search Tools Prison Search Inmate Locator Blog Resources Hunter made a strong plea for federal stalking legislation. The question remains: How do we deal with employees who are identified as potentially violent, but who have taken no actions on which management or the authorities can act?. Fired postal worker Mark Richard Hilbun, suspected of killing two people and wounding five others in a two-day rampage, was arrested peacefully early Saturday morning when police found him watching television in a sports bar. Santa Ana, 8:40 a.m.: A handcuffed Hilbun, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, is taken from the Sheriffs Department to the Orange County Jail to be booked. Cool as a cucumber, one bar patron said. A24. He allegedly stabbed his 63-year-old mother to death Thursday morning and shot a letter carrier to death at the Dana Point post office a short time later. By telling her, Dont worry about it, union officials effectively took charge of and/or assumed control of Mark Hilbun, the complaint adds. Authorities believe the couple were the sixth and seventh people attacked by Hilbun in a two-day rampage that began when he allegedly stabbed his 63-year-old mother to death Thursday morning and shot a letter carrier to death at the Dana Point post office a short time later. They didnt even approach this guy with their guns drawn, Frank McNaughton, general manager of the Centerfield bar, said of four uniformed police officers. . A mistrial was declared on Monday in the sanity phase of the trial for the man, Mark Richard Hilbun, who was convicted in August of murder, attempted murder and other felonies. All rights reserved. In Dana Point, California, 38-year-old Mark Richard Hilbun started the day off by visiting his mother's house, stabbing her to death and killing her dog. The U.S. Residents also said they carefully locked doors and windows, and businesses reported losing the tourists usually attracted to the relaxed beach community with spectacular ocean views. The rest of Springers family remained in Riverside County on Saturday, where they had fled for safety. Hilbun, who suffers severe bouts of depression, was committed to a mental hospital for two weeks last summer after being arrested on charges of drunk driving and resisting a police officer. She remains in stable condition. Officers searched Hilbun and found a non-firearm type of weapon, but Poe declined to identify it. He did things to elude attention.. Police said that in the hours after he fled, he . Of the 70 or so employees who came to work, about 25 had volunteered to help out from other offices, from Newport Beach to San Clemente. 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