Thursday Feel Good Story
Chief Tango sends us our feel good story today to enjoy with your Wheaties, this time it’s from Washington State where a ma and his wife returned home from a night out to find a uninvited guest;
The man had returned to his home with his wife, and armed himself with a handgun when he heard noises on the second floor of his home, Thurston County Sheriff’s Lt. Greg Elwin said.
When the homeowner confronted the burglar at the top of the stairs, the suspect either attempted to assault, or did assault the homeowner, Elwin said. The homeowner fired a single shot which struck the suspect in the thigh, Elwin added.
The 27-year-old burglary suspect was not armed, Elwin added. No one else was in the home at the time of the shooting besides the intruder, the homeowner and his wife, Elwin said.
The burglary suspect was trying to steal items from the homeowner’s residence, and had items belonging to the homeowner on his person when he was shot, Thurston County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ken Clark said. Clark said the burglary suspect had “jewelry and stuff like that.”
1Cav69 sends us another link to a story in South Carolina where one guy was trying to sell his four-wheeler to another guy when a third guy tried to jack the ride;
At about 4:30 p.m. in woods between Churchdale Road and Burton Wells Park, a masked man wearing a black hooded jacket and a red bandana pointed a silver revolver at them and demanded they get off the four-wheeler. The victim refused, and the masked man struck him on the head with the gun. The victim grabbed the gun and wrestled the masked man to the ground, according to the release. The man test-driving the four-wheeler drove off.
The victim called 911 while maintaining control of the suspect, who was identified as Byron Habersham, the release said. Habersham was transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital for treatment, and his condition was unknown Tuesday night.
So the four-wheeler ended up stolen, just not by the guy with the gun.
Yet another story from Tampa Bay, a brief report;
According to the Citrus Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home southwest of Floral City at 1:43 p.m. after someone posted a request for help on Facebook. The unnamed person, who did not have a phone, walked in on a burglary in process, a confrontation ensued, and the male intruder was shot, investigators say. Authorities believe the man was involved in a burglary about a mile away north of Brooksville, about 10:45 a.m. The homeowners confronted two male suspects. Both fled on foot. Hernando sheriff’s deputies caught Timothy David Stone, while the other man got away. Stone, 29, was taken to the Hernando County Detention Center.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Making me feel all kinds of warm and fuzzy this morning.
Sounds like the guy test driving the 4 wheeler is a scumbag, too, since he didn’t help the owner and he, in fact, stole the 4 wheeler. I hope when they catch him, he falls up a few flights of stairs on his way to the jug.
We’re still trying to find out the extent of the “gunman’s” injuries. Must have slipped on a bar of soap while waiting for police. Yep, Old Trooper, it was a set up. They just tried it on the wrong guy.
I am really surprised that your feel good story was not about the eight year old boy that repeatedly ran in to a burning building to rescue 6 people including two little girls, but then tragically died trying to save his handicapped uncle from the flames.
Kastens: that story is on the site today as well. Here, the category “Feel Good Stories” generally refers to examples of an armed citizen successfully defending himself or others.
The second story is confusing. He posted on Facebook for help? What was wrong with the phone?
@3: I figured they must have been working together. That’s why I tell my daughters to never go to a “meet up” alone. Always bring a wingman, preferrably armed.
STFU, Curt le spurt.
And more evidence that if you’re going to sell something privately, whether the newspaper, Craigslist, etc., always, always, ALWAYS meet in a public place with lots of people around. Chances are the guy “test-driving” was in cahoots with the turd who got shot. He was just lucky enough not to take a bullet as well.