Wednesday morning feel good stories
John sends us a story from St. George, Utah;
“I saw a deputy was in trouble, and I just acted,” said 70-year-old Sherry King, the woman who courageously intervened in a potentially life-threatening struggle between an officer and a suspect in Beaver Dam, Arizona, earlier this year.
King was presented with a “Lifesaving Award” by Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster in Kingman, Arizona, Monday for her role in helping stop a man who was allegedly trying to pull a gun from a deputy.
The incident triggered a multiagency manhunt after the suspect, 34-year-old Darren Bruce Boone, fled the scene when King fired a warning shot into the air.
“If he had got the deputy’s gun, there would be somebody dead,” King told St. George News.
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office is crediting King with saving the life of deputy Jeff Davis.
King recalled the morning of the incident, April 27, in an interview with St. George News. She was watering the plants outside her business, Little Dam Car Lot, when Boone pulled in to ask her when a nearby body shop would open.
Moments later, Davis pulled into the lot and asked to see Boone’s driver’s license. When Boone became uncooperative, King said the deputy told him he was under arrest.
After the deputy partially cuffed him, King said Boone pushed the deputy away and walked back toward his car. At that point, Davis attempted to deploy his Taser, but Boone allegedly grabbed it from him.
King said Boone’s next move triggered her involvement in the struggle.
“He reached around toward the deputy’s gun, and I just jumped him,” she said.
L-R: Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster, Sherry King and deputy Jeff Davis attend an award ceremony in which King was honored with a “Lifesaving Award” in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, St. George NewsBoone then shoved her to the ground, King said, at which point she fired a warning shot into the air, which sent the suspect running toward a nearby wash.
King said she wasn’t hurt in the struggle, but she was miffed about one thing. “It got my new shoes dirty, and I was really mad about that,” she said. “Don’t mess with my shoes.”
Boone later turned himself in after a manhunt ensued for his capture. He was charged with aggravated assault on an officer and resisting arrest with physical force, both felonies.
From Jim Wells County, Texas;
Sheriff’s officials said the four men forced themselves into a home on County Road 465 near Ben Bolt area while a family was asleep.
The homeowner was awaken and noticed the men putting on black masks and pulling out weapons. That’s when he put his family members in a closet for safety. The owner shot at the suspects and a shooting ensued.
One of the bullets hit a headboard in one of the bedrooms where a child was sleeping.
The suspects took off in their vehicle and within moments crashed the vehicle they were in near a cement company off South Highway 281. The individuals walked to the cement company and attempted to steal a truck as the watch person at the company was awaken. In the process, the men removed cameras and DVRs from the building.
“The investigators, within 12 hours, had the suspects in custody,” said Sheriff Daniel Bueno. “This type of criminal activity will not be tolerated.”
Officials with US Marshals assistance are looking for Chapa. Sheriff’s officials said anyone harboring a fugitive could be charged and arrested.
“We will come after you,” Bueno said.
From Wichita, Kansas;
Wichita police released more information regarding a deadly officer-involved shooting which ended with a suspect dead and an off-duty officer injured.
Police say around 3:17 a.m., near 21st and Maize Road, a masked intruder came into the officer’s home through an unlocked door. He was armed with a handgun.
The suspect shot the officer in the leg, and the officer returned fire with his service weapon. The suspect was hit several times.
Both men were transported to the hospital. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old, Christian T. Webb, died from his injuries. The officer has since been treated and released.
The officer’s wife and two children were inside the home during the incident. They were not hurt.
Police say the firearm [Christian T. Webb] used during the incident was stolen.
From Douglas County, Colorado;
According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, authorities there were notified of a carjacking that happened in El Paso County around 2 p.m. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, drove the stolen vehicle into the Pike National Forest while shooting at passing vehicles.
He ultimately stopped the vehicle and approached a camper. Deputies say that began a confrontation, and the suspect pointed a rifle at the camper, who returned fire, hitting the suspect multiple times.
When deputies arrived on scene, medical help was requested to treat the suspect and take him to an area hospital. He’s considered stable.
No other citizens were injured.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Reporter (TX): That’s when he put his family members in a closet for safety. The owner shot at the suspects and a shooting ensued.
One of the bullets hit a headboard in one of the bedrooms where a child was sleeping.
Okay, Dipstick, were ALL the family members in a closet or were they not? Which is it? Did you ever try reading what you write before you poke ‘Publish’?
Glad nobody was hurt, and kudos to the 70-year-old lady at Little Dam Car Lot for jumping the perp in Utah story. Yeah, don’t mess with her shoes, dammit!
“as the watch person at the company was awaken…”, “The homeowner was awaken…”. Someone needs a new editor.
Um, no. Two people – the reporter and the editor – need new jobs, plus some remedial English instruction.
Among other things, he either has a very small family or a very large closet. One large enough to hold a child’s bed.
I agree. That must be some bodacious house he lives in.
Ya know, I look forward to your posts on these as much as Claw’s Word Wheel.
I gave Sister Mary Grace the day off so that she could go enjoy the sights, sounds and fireworks at Great Lakes.
Low batting average today, only one DOT.
But, the world (and Kansas) is a more peaceful place…….now.
“Oh, what a tangled Webb we weave, when try we others to deceive”
King said she wasn’t hurt in the struggle, but she was miffed about one thing. “It got my new shoes dirty, and I was really mad about that,” she said. “Don’t mess with my shoes.”
Good thing he only got them dirty. If he ruined them that shot may not have been into the air.
Range time people!
For a less than a handful of rounds you can clean up the gene pool and save taxpayers some monies!
Do your part, aim for center mass and don’t stop pressung that bangswitch until the threat is neutralized!
Good job to my fellow citizens for stepping up!
Cement company? Some hardened criminals there … woke up the night watchman (Asa from the Andy Griffith Show pwrhaps)
0317 .. cop at home .. unlocked door. Smart
I think this may be a case where a warning shot is justified. If she was worried about her shot going through the dirtbag and into the deputy, a warning shot would convince the criminal to exit the area before she gets a clear shot.
Kingman, AZ in the news again – twice in one week. Also twice in ever, but hey. Makin’ me homesick.