Lordbob75 said:
I do support that he is a control freak, but that is not part of this.
Agreed and agreed. :)

Lordbob75 said:
I meant that Apple wanted them to raid the house, completely unnecessarily.
I think they went into survival mode here. I'm not sure as to the exact timeline of events, but I am given to understand that Apple tried to officially contact the guy (to no avail) and then resorted to what can only be termed as guerrilla-tactics.

I'm hoping for a complete accounting in the next few days.