Missiles found, trucker detained

DALLAS A truck driver and the four dummy Air Force missiles hehad been carrying were found 300 miles apart on Friday, a day afterthe tractor-trailer vanished from Pentagon computer screens.

The driver, Ronald D. Coy of Middletown, Ohio, put up noresistance and was unarmed and apparently alone when he was found ata truck stop in the town of Orange, Texas, near the Louisiana line,FBI agent Robert Loosle said.

Coy's intentions were not immediately known, authorities said.Nor was it clear whether he was even authorized to haul weaponsfor the military. The Pentagon routinely uses private contractorsthat meet certain security standards to carry munitions."We just detained him to question him," Loosle said. "Once wefinish the interview based on the investigation we'll have to decidewhat happens next."The FBI said he could face such charges as theft of aninterstate shipment and theft of government property.