From Deseret News archives:

Notable quotes on Jeffs' day of arrest

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006 9:26 a.m. MDT
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"You know who I am." — Warren Jeffs, to law enforcement after being captured north of Las Vegas Monday night

"Warren Jeffs is accused of serious crimes, and now is the time for him to be held accountable. This arrest will crack his mystique and provide the opportunity for the entire story to be told in a court of law before a judge and jury. These charges are not about the FLDS Church or polygamy. No one is above the law — Mr. Jeffs will be treated like any other defendant. " — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff

"The arrest is a major step toward ending Jeffs' tyrannical rule in Colorado City and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints." — Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard

"I was sure that he came through Vegas all the time. He has a lot of people there; he can go unnoticed there." — Gary Engels, investigator with the Mohave County Attorney's Office

"It was very somber. It was hard news for them to swallow." — Schleicher County Sheriff David Doran, who broke the news to FLDS faithful in Eldorado, Texas

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"I think there's going to be despair and sadness initially and possibly there may be anger. Anger at law enforcement, anger at the courts, anger at anybody that's involved in this process because there are many people of the FLDS who view this as a hostile government takeover." — Bruce Wisan, court-appointed special fiduciary of the FLDS Church's United Effort Plan

"Just because he's behind bars doesn't mean the child abuse is going to stop." — Carolyn Jessop, ex-polygamist wife and member of the UEP board of advisers

"I never saw him as real charismatic; he's pretty bland as a speaker. I never observed anything extraordinary about him." — Ken Driggs, author and expert on the FLDS Church and Warren Jeffs

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