From Antelope, California, a 14-year-old defends his family during a home invasion;
It was one of the scariest days of her life.
“I was terrified the whole way home and driving—what am I going to come home to? How bad is it? I didn’t know,” she said.
[Cathy] Friedman later found out the crook was no match for her knife-wielding son.
“If they get away with monetary value, that’s fine, but you can’t just get a new sister,” he said.
The teen chased the burglar as far as he could, and a neighbor caught a photo of the alleged suspect on camera.
Police in Backus, Minnesota are still looking for the man who was shot at by a homeowner a week or so ago as he escaped after a home invasion. They posted an artist’s sketch based on a description from witnesses;
I think it’s Ralphie’s little brother in “A Christmas Story” – has anyone seen him lately?
A few weeks ago, we talked a bit about Connie Wells, an accountant in Knightdale, North Carolina was working late and alone in her office when 24-year old Deondre Branch, running from local police after he tried to shoplift some braziers, burst into the accountant’s office. When he approached her, she screamed for him to stop. She was armed and she had a CCW license which she used when he was about ten feet away. Connie fired once striking Deondre in the neck;
Branch, who has a criminal history, including an assault charge against a woman, was shot just above the neck, shattering his vertebrae, according to his family.
Branch’s stepfather, Willie Michener Jr., told ABC 11 that he doesn’t buy Wells’ claim that his stepson was dangerously close to her. He thinks she could’ve gotten away without firing her gun.
Branch is still in the hospital and paralyzed from his injuries.
From Chicago, Illinois;
When the driver, working for armored car service Garda, exited his vehicle, a man in a reflective vest attacked him with a sledgehammer in an attempt to rob him.
The driver then fired his service pistol at the man, wounding him. The suspect fled the scene, and he was taken into custody a short time later by Chicago police.
The driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening, but life-altering, wounds, according to the bureau. The suspect is currently in surgery at a local hospital.
“think it’s Ralphie’s little brother in “A Christmas Story””
Or Bobby from King of the Hill.
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Branch, who has a criminal history, including an assault charge against a woman, was shot just above the neck, shattering his vertebrae, according to his family.
Branch’s stepfather, Willie Michener Jr., told ABC 11 that he doesn’t buy Wells’ claim that his stepson was dangerously close to her. He thinks she could’ve gotten away without firing her gun.
Branch is still in the hospital and paralyzed from his injuries.”
Well…the upside to this story is now anyone can outrun him…..
Branch’s new street name: StayPut.
Its kinda funny when even Stephen Hawking can outrun you…
want to know how we have so many moronic criminals? Their parents raise them to be nothing more.
My kid gets shot while attempting a felony? Tough browns–play stupid games, win stupid prizes. They know that and adjust behavior accordingly.
This kid? Told all his life that others had an obligation to be his accessories and let him commit crimes.
Fark ’em all.
I’m beginning to think it might be due to genetics-whaddya think?
I’d bet step-dad has a rap sheet.
From the ChiTown story: “non-life threatening, but life-altering, wounds”.
My bet is the driver shot him in the pecker.
BZ driver. One less Darwin Gene Pool contributor.
Changed his life, gender, and religion with one shot…..now THATS economizing.
The article indicates the driver had the “life-altering” injury. Attacked with a sledgehammer, who knows what the injury was.
At least the Garda driver is okay. One of the industries problems are the use of two person crews. I started out in 1970 working for Brink’s in NYC. The other two companies at the time were Wells fargo and Cross Armoured which were comprised of three man crews. A number of years later, the industry was de regulated which made it easier for anyone to start up a company. Other companies started up using two person crews where as they could submit a lower bid to the major banks and the big three took a beating from this. Some companies now maybe using a one person truck but I am not sure. All in all I always worked with 2 other guys except when I was a walker delivering stocks/bonds in the financial district for a year. Great 37 years.
Stomped his family jewels flat i’d say
Branch has a lot of thinking time available now he is a cabbage.
Backus, Minnesota is the home of Scamp Travel Tailers.