{"id":54823,"date":"2014-08-28T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54823"},"modified":"2014-08-27T18:37:03","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T22:37:03","slug":"thursday-morning-feel-good-story-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54823","title":{"rendered":"Thursday morning feel good story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=40242\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40242\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Police-line-300x225.jpeg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Police line\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Police-line.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Police-line.jpeg?resize=444%2C333&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Police-line.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Police-line.jpeg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Our morning feel good story today comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcactionnews.com\/news\/region-tampa\/east-tampa-homeowner-shoots-burglary-suspect\">Florida<\/a> where legally blind Melchisedec Williams was a victim of his own nephew&#8217;s attempt to harm him after a break in.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The nephew cut the power to the victim&#8217;s house on the 2900 block of Chipco Street and broke in through a bedroom window, police said.<\/p>\n<p>He then grabbed a knife from the kitchen and, flashlight in hand, came for uncle and homeowner Melchisedec Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Williams heard the commotion, so he grabbed his handgun and fired at a shadowy figure who didn&#8217;t respond when he yelled out.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, 50, told ABC Action News his vision is poor, but he could still make out the light from the flashlight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw the flashlight coming towards me, and that&#8217;s when I shot toward the light,&#8221; Williams told ABC Action News.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/v9.anv.bz\/scripts\/anv_mcp_9.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>var p = new anv_pl_def(); p.config = {}; p.config.width = 500; p.config.height = 300; p.loadVideoExpressV3('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|1000011|SPS');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our morning feel good story today comes from Florida where legally blind Melchisedec Williams was a victim of his own nephew&#8217;s attempt to harm him after a break in. 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