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Police report made by Tim Stoen
I arrived in Georgetown on January 3, 1977 to assist in a child custody proceeding in the Supreme Court before Judge Bishop. My wife, Grace Stoen, arrived with me.
The opposing party in the custody hearing is Reverend Jim Jones of Peoples Temple Agricultural Mission. I was formerly a member of the organization. Jim Jones refuses to release our son to us.
Today, January 18, 1977, at 12:20 PM, at Timehri Airport I was suddenly surrounded by 3 persons known to me to be members of Peoples Temple. One is a white male American Timothy Swinney; second is a black female American Deborah Touchette; and the third name is unknown to me – he is a white male American with wire rim glasses. This conversation took place at the Immigration area of the airport. Deborah Touchette started by saying, “We are here to see you.” I said, “I was not leaving even though my wife was.” “They suggested I leave and said that if I were responsible for the downfall of the organization I would have to pay.” I said, “I wish Peoples Temple and Jim Jones no harm and that all I wanted is my son (his name is John Victor Stoen, age 5). Both Timothy Swinney and Deborah Touchette made further statements to the effect that they had information of an incriminating nature on me that they would use if I didn’t stop the proceedings. When I said I wouldn’t stop, Tim Swinney looked me straight in the eye and said, “You have everything to lose.” I responded, “What do I have to lose?” Swinney responded, “Your life.” Tim Swinney repeated again that I had everything to lose on fighting these court proceedings. I took out my camera and took pictures of them when they had sat down waiting, apparently for me to leave. The physical presence of the aforesaid 3 persons was witnessed by my taxi driver, Harry [illegible name], who works out of the Hotel Tower.
[I didn’t get the last sentences which were about Harry [illegible name]
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witnessing Timothy Swinney driving by the Hotel Tower the previous day looking intently into the hotel entrance.]
[Attached was a two-page resume on Tim Stoen with work experience, education, and character references.]