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Brian Cotts; another Marine saving the world

by Jonn Lilyea••10

Brian Cotts, a former Marine (if there is such a thing) saw an armed robbery happen near Andrews Air Force Base in Southeast DC yesterday, and decided that he needed to do something when he saw the thieves kidnap a woman;

“When I saw all that happening, all I wanted to do is stop that woman from being hurt. I did what I had to do to save her life,” Brian Cotts told News4’s Shomari Stone.

Cotts, along with a passenger, bravely followed the robbers. He knew exactly what to do.

“[I was thinking], I got to get that tag number,” Cotts said.

Things took a turn for the dangerous, and quickly. The suspects noticed Cotts was following them, and opened fire.

The bullets shattered the glass of his pickup truck, but Cotts was not seriously injured. Police eventually caught up with the robbers in Southeast D.C., recovering four guns and the stolen cash.

When asked why he would endanger his own life just to save a woman he didn’t know, Cotts replied “Who’s to say my life is any better than that lady’s life?”

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10 thoughts on “Brian Cotts; another Marine saving the world”

  1. “Former” Marine is accurate. “Ex” Marine is not unless said individual did something disgraceful (John Murtha, Adam Kokesh, etc.)

    Good on him for saving that woman and his low-key response to the question was perfect.

  2. How could they shoot at him when guns are so highly restricted in Maryland??? Someone needs to pass another law saying that if you shoot a gun at someone, you’re really gonna be in trouble!!!

  3. It’s worse than that, Old Trooper; they ended up in SE DC. Those guns should have magically vanished the instant they crossed the border! We need to find out what went wrong.

  5. actually, what he really said when asked,,what were you thinking when they shot your truck up?,,Oh Hell no you didn’t! Now y’all done pissed me off! good job Marine

  9. The initial crime took place in Camp Springs, just outside the front gate of Joint Base Andrews (formerly known as Andrews AFB). Did the thieves have the required insurance and background checks for those weapons?

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