Hunt for 'Jason Bourne' who kept arms cache in penthouse overlooking U.S. federal bank
By Daily Mail Reporter
Police are hunting a man who fled his high-rise Los Angeles penthouse 'Jason Bourne style' leaving weapons, counterfeiting equipment and passports in multiple names.
Brian Alexik slipped out of the window and climbed down the fire escape after refusing to let in officers.
A neighbour had knocked on the door after smelling suspicious fumes but Alexik refused to open up, even when firefighters and then police arrived.
Officers broke down the door just as the 33-year-old fled shouldering several duffel bags.
'He escaped like Jason Bourne,' said Deputy Chief Mike Downing of the LAPD Counter-terrorism Bureau, referring to the character played by Matt Damon in the hit film franchise based on the espionage thrillers by Robert Ludlum.
Police searched the apartment after Alexik vanished 11 days ago, uncovering a cache of weapons including an AK-47 assault rifle.
They also found sophisticated counterfeiting equipment and $15,000 in extremely accurate fake $100 banknotes.
Several different identifications, including passports, listed different aliases for him.
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