Monday morning feel good stories
QMC sends a link from Springville, Utah;
A man is in custody after assaulting a Springville police officer Friday afternoon, and a good Samaritan with a concealed firearm helped end the attack.
Just before 2 p.m., an officer spotted a pair of feet dangling from a Tabitha’s Way donation bin along Main Street in Springville. He pulled over and asked the person to get out of the bin.
That person was Paul Douglas Anderson. Anderson eventually got out of the bin, leaving clothes and shoes on the ground, but he kept his hands in his pockets.
Springville Police said that officer asked Anderson multiple times to remove his hands from his pockets, for fear he had a weapon. When Anderson finally removed his hands, he used them to punch the officer in the face.
Police said he kept punching repeatedly until a passerby stopped to help.
Derek Meyer said he was driving north on Main Street when he spotted the police lights. He said when he looked over he saw Anderson punching the police officer.
Surprised at what he was seeing, Meyer said he made a U-turn and pulled up behind the police car, intending to help.
Meyer has a pistol and concealed-carry permit. He said he trains regularly and has thought before about times in which he would need to use his weapon.
“I carry a gun to protect me and those around me, but primarily I carry a gun to protect my family first and foremost,” Meyer said. “Outside of that, if I were to use my gun to protect anyone it would be law enforcement or military personnel.”
He told Fox 13 he got out of his car, drew his weapon and pointed it at Anderson, yelling at him to get off the officer and stop assaulting him.
Meyer said when Anderson saw the gun, he stopped and ran off. Immediately, other officers responded to the scene and Meyer put his weapon away.
An update to a Saturday morning story on Saturday in Vero Beach, Florida;
A Treasure Coast man who shot an intruder at his home Thursday night will not be charged.
Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar made that announcement Friday afternoon, saying it appears 25-year-old Taylor Reese was defending himself.
AdvertisementAccording to Sheriff Loar, Reese heard someone breaking down the door of his home on 14th Place SW just before 6 o’clock Thursday night.
The sheriff said Reese grabbed his gun, went to check out the noises, and found himself face to face with two people trying to break into his home.
“One of the suspects fired several rounds at the victim,” Sheriff Loar said. “The victim returned fire, striking the suspect.”
Sheriff Loar identified the wounded suspect as Howard Bartee III.
Bartee was shot twice, once in the thigh and once in the head…Sheriff Loar…added he hopes this incident serves as a message to criminals that a good portion of residents in Indian River County are armed.
“Just shy of ten percent are lawfully possessing firearms,” Sheriff Loar said. “That’s something to keep in mind.”
Category: Feel Good Stories
Why in the world would anyone steal from the Mormons? They have food pantries and they give away clothing to the needy. Stealing from one of their bins is as dumb as you can get.
Two things, Common sense isn’t that common & crims just aren’t that smart.
Thank you, dusty1.
I am constantly amazed at the lackwits that are loose on the streets nowadays.
Amen Ex, they should all be rounded up and dropped off on an island somewhere?
If criminals were smart, we wouldn’t have to build so many prisons.
After working more than 20 years around inmates, I’ve become inured to the levels of stupid they display – as well as to the levels of arrogance they possess.
I’ve heard of a report claiming that the folks with the highest self-esteem in the USA are inmates.
Good guy came by with a gun. Bad guy had to run.
Sounds like the beginning of a good Country song.
Maybe Anderson is a CNN wannabe looking for classified papers left in someones pants pockets.