Monday feel good story
WFIE14 news brings us our feel good story today when Pastor Carl Sanders stopped a store robbery in Evansville, Indiana.
Pastor Carl Sanders tells 14 News he only wanted to buy a Gatorade when he stopped at a local Dollar General store on Friday night. Once he went inside, he got much more than he bargained for.
Authorities say Jermaine Marshall attempted to rob a store clerk at a Dollar General.
Sanders says Marshall appeared to have a gun wrapped in plastic on him.
“He was coming at me saying, ‘Get on the ground,'” said Sanders. “But I couldn’t see what he had.”
Pastor Sanders is able to laugh about it now, but at the time he says he was all business.
“He was telling me to get on the ground,” said Sanders, who decided to fight fire with fire. “That’s when I pulled my weapon and say, ‘No, you get on the ground.'”
Sanders says he told Marshall to put his face on the ground and not to look at him.
“I just told him this is out of love,” said Sanders.
14 News, WFIE, Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro
Category: Feel Good Stories
Way to spread the love Reverend!
“I left my plowshare home so I guess I’ll have to use my gun.”
@2 If he beat the guy to death with that plowshare that would have been okay too…but the gun makes it much easier.
I am amazed at the restraint some of these armed citizens display when confronted by armed goblins. My rule is to draw and fire, not to give the other guy a chance to fire on me. If I decide to pull it I have already decided to fire it, at least twice. The Reverend might have lost a real gun fight.
What I find most interesting about this story is that a preacher was packin’ heat. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
@5. Yeah, and I’m absolutely certain that there has been a combat cleric or two who found it necessary to return fire. This is where I’m supposed to add “Jus sayin”–but I won’t.
One of the other sources says the perp had a spoon wrapped in plastic that he was trying to pass off as a gun. Proving that teh stupid of bringing a knife to a gun fight can be exceeded. Guy is real lucky the Rev was showing some Christian mercy.
#4 – I am always concerned about liability, especially legally if you draw and not fire – isnt that brandishing a firearm?
#5 CC,
You’d be surprised. I am a leader in my church, as well as an usher. Our congregation is populated with many retired and current LEOs and military. It would be absolutely the WORST congregation to attempt to rob or otherwise threaten.
I have not asked, but I assume our preacher is equally capable of defending himself and his flock.
Of course, we live in the deep South, too…..
God Bless the USA!
Bless the Priests that preach God’s word while carrying a suitable weapon.
Hey it’s southern Indiana, the Bible Belt, he was prepared to bring Hell Fire and Brimstone.
Way to go!
#8-James: That’d be “rudely displaying a firearm”…
Dear perp: Luke 23:34.
Pastor Carl: Amen, brother, Amen!
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!