Category: Feel Good Stories

Frank sends a Facebook link from Oklaoosa County, Florida about the three stooges planning a kidnapping;

Four teens armed with a knife, guns and a roll of tape planned to kidnap and rob members of a Baker family last night, but their plot didn’t go as planned and now all four are in custody. Inside their SUV deputies also found latex gloves, facial masks and dark clothing.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:30 p.m. to a call of a possible home invasion robbery in progress at a home on Preservation Path.
The 51-year old homeowner says his 17-year old daughter had called him to tell him that someone had blocked the road to their house with barrels. Instead of getting out of her car she drove around them. A short time later her father heard his dogs barking and saw his front motion-activated flood lights come on. He also heard what sounded like his car door closing and went to get his gun. After spotting some individuals trying to force their way into his garage, he fired three shots and the intruders fled into the woods. He later learned they had unscrewed some of his security lights.

An alert neighbor who saw a suspicious car near her house around the same timeframe quickly called in a description of the vehicle to deputies, who spotted the 2016 White Jeep Liberty on Highway 4 and made a felony traffic stop.
Inside the car they found 19-year old Keilon Johnson, 17-year old Austin French, 16-year old Tyree Johnson, and 15-year old Kamauri Horn, all of Crestview.
The OCSO investigation revealed the teens had concocted a plan to kidnap the teenage daughter. The goal was to first force her out of her car by blocking the road with barrels and garbage cans. (However their intended victim drove around the barrels and kept going.) They then planned to head to her house, confront and subdue her father – who they believed to be wealthy – and rob the home.

Instead all four defendants are now charged with attempted kidnapping and attempted home invasion robbery. 19-year old Keilon Johnson was booked into the Okaloosa County Jail. The other defendants were transferred to a Department of Juvenile Justice facility.

From Morganton, North Carolina;

Steven Adam Taylor, 38, has been charged in the murder of Kevin Lewis McSheffrey, 33.

Deputies were called to a ‘breaking and entering in progress’ along Gold Mine Road at 7:41 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. in Morganton. Upon arrival, they located McSheffrey dead from a gunshot wound.

Deputies said upon listening to the homeowner’s story of the events and conducting a preliminary assessment of the scene, a search warrant was issued for the home.

After processing the scene, interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence, and conferring with the DA, a warrant for murder was issued for Taylor. He’s currently being held without bond.

From Miami, Florida;

The co-owner of a Miami barbershop was forced to shoot a man inside his business Thursday morning because he had been stabbed in the stomach by an intruder and was defending himself, according to his daughter.

“He attacked my Dad and he defended himself,” said Jennefer Beriguete, who says her 45-year-old father Serban Berigete was attacked at the Cooperstown Barbershop at 2060 N.W. 22nd Ave. in Allapattah just after 11 a.m.

She told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench, “His attacker got shot when he stabbed my dad. My dad defended himself by shooting him. I am pretty stunned and pretty upset. But I hope for the best for my dad.”

Both men were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

Police later confirmed that the alleged attacker was pronounced deceased by hospital staff.

From Graves County, Tennessee;

An elderly homeowner shot and killed one of three suspects after he was robbed and assaulted, according to the Kentucky State Police.

The story came together after authorities say the shooting victim, 46-year-old Timothy Roper, showed up to the Jackson Purchase Medical Center at 9:30 p.m.

Roper died at the hospital, police said.

An investigation revealed he was one of three suspects who forced their way into a home on McNeil Road in Boaz late Monday night.

The homeowner, an elderly man, was reportedly robbed and assaulted before he shot Roper in the upper torso.

From San Antonio, Texas;

The owner of the car wash found a person breaking into the room where a money vault is located. The owner then pulled out a gun and fired several shots, hitting the suspect, according to investigators.

The suspect was taken to North Central Baptist Hospital, but was then airlifted to University Hospital to undergo surgery.

Police said the owner who fired the shots told them he was in fear for his life.

From St Paul, Minnesota;

Police say a man pulled a gun on another man and tried to rob him. The would-be victim then pulled out a gun and shot the robber.

The suspect was taken to Regions Hospital, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The man who shot the suspect had a permit to carry a gun.

From Tulsa, Oklahoma;

Tulsa police say a suspected burglar shot his alleged partner in crime over the weekend.
The incident happened at a home near Pine and North St. Louis Avenue early Sunday morning.
Police say the homeowner’s girlfriend was at the house when she heard someone breaking into a back window.
They say she armed herself and started yelling that she was calling 911.
Police say that as the suspects were leaving, one suspect fired a shot back at the house, and police believe the bullet ended up hitting his partner in crime.
Police say thirty minutes later, a guy showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm after a bullet hit an artery, and he had to go into immediate surgery.
Detectives say they got enough evidence against that suspect to arrest him for the break-in, and they say they will arrest him when he is released from the hospital, though they are still working to identify the other suspect.

From Norfolk, Virginia;

Just before 11 p.m. on November 5, police were called out to a home in the 1000 block of W. 50th Street for a home invasion.

Police say two men who were inside the home when 21-year-old Jamel Bryant and 21-year-old J-Quan Reap broke into the house. Both suspects fled the scene after they were shot during the incident.

Later that night, Reap and Bryant arrived at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital suffering from non-life threatening wounds.

Reap and Bryant are charged with two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, armed burglary, and attempted malicious wounding.

Bryant is being held in the Norfolk Jail with no bond. Reap will be transported to the jail once he is released from the hospital.

The two men who were inside the home at the time of the burglary were not injured.

From Whittier, California;

“Two suspects entered the store,” authorities said in a statement, “and the clerk, seeing at least one of them was armed with a handgun, produced his own handgun and a shooting occurred.”

Investigators said gunfire was exchanged in the confrontation.

One of the would-be robbers fled the scene. The other was fatally wounded, according to police.

It was unclear if the at-large suspect was wounded in the shooting. A description of that person was not available.

From Fort Worth, Texas;

They say family of five, the father, mother and 3 kids were inside the home for the evening when a man forced himself through the front door.

Police tell CBS 11 that the father grabbed a rifle and called 911.

While on the phone with 911, police say the intruder continued making threats on the family and trashing items inside the house, then we’re told he attempted to run towards one of the rooms.

At that point investigators tell CBS11 the father fired at the unidentified man killing him inside the home.

Police also say the suffered a stab wound from the intruder who was armed with a knife.

The father was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to be okay.

From Chicago, Illinois;

The investigation revealed that [Clinton] Brown went to the home to confront an ex-girlfriend, police said. He forced his way into the home, fired multiple shots and was shot in the leg when someone inside the home returned fire in self-defense.

Brown was taken to the hospital and subsequently taken into custody, police said. No other injuries were reported and no one that was inside the home at the time will be criminally charged.

From Chattanooga, Tennessee;

Robert Fitzgerald Brown, 36, of 2509 Chamberlain Ave., is charged with aggravated burglary, burglary, two counts of theft of property and criminal impersonation.

In an incident at 1:40 a.m., officers were dispatched to a burglary in progress at 2415 E. Main. An officer located Brown at the intersection of E. Main and South Watkins Street. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper left chest.

Brown was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he gave his name as Jason Hines. It turns out that Jason Hines is serving time in prison.

From Berlin, Wisconsin;

A homeowner in central Wisconsin fired gunshots at an intruder in his house Saturday evening, according to the Berlin Police Department.

A man entered a residence in the 100 block of W. Liberty St. in Berlin, located in Green Lake County, about 7:15 p.m. Saturday, authorities said in a news release.

The homeowner fired shots at him during an encounter and the man fled, possibly in a light blue minivan, the release stated.

From Chicago, Illinois;

A 23-year-old man was walking into his home about 1:20 a.m. when a 20-year-old walked up behind him in the 500 block of East 38th and pulled out what appeared to be a gun while he announced a robbery, according to Chicago Police.

The older man took out his own legally-owned handgun and fired at the robber, police said. The younger man was shot in the abdomen and both legs.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition stabilized, according to police.

The robber’s gun turned out to be a pellet gun, police said.

From Phoenix, Arizona;

Police said the man injured the bus driver with the knife and stabbed a passenger. The driver stopped the bus west of the Interstate 17 underpass, and the driver and other passengers fled, police said.

Police said the man then was trying to get away in other motorists’ vehicles when an off-duty Phoenix police sergeant saw him.

The sergeant, a 32-year-old man who has worked as an officer for 10 years, got out his handgun, identified himself as police and gave commands to the man, police said. The sergeant was in his personal vehicle and was out of uniform, police said.

Lewis said the man didn’t follow the sergeant’s commands and walked toward the officer. That was when the officer shot and killed the man, police said.

Responding officers attempted CPR on the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Lewis said.

The stabbing victims were taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

UpNorth sends a link from Belleville, Illinois;

The 16-year-old, Quantez Jones (pictured left), has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm, Belleville Police Capt. Matt Eiskant and St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly announced at a news conference Friday.

Deveon Hunt (pictured right) was shot and killed a little after 10 p.m. Sunday evening in an alley behind West Main Street in Belleville. Police were nearby when the shots rang out. As a result, they responded quickly to multiple 911 calls of gunfire in the area, reported Belleville News-Democrat. Consequently, they arrived on scene within a minute, Eiskant said earlier this week.

Eiskant said the suspect and Hunt were friends, and were walking in the alley behind the 7600 block of West Main after 10 p.m. Sunday. However, the two decided to fire upon a home there, he said.

“Our victim and suspect were walking down the alley, walked up on a house unknown to them, and committed a crime,” Eiskant said, “by firing multiple rounds into the home. The home was occupied at the time, but no one inside was injured.”

The teens were “staggered in their stances,” Eiskant said; with Hunt somewhat in front of the suspect.

“And the suspect, Quantez Jones, struck the victim, Deveon Hunt, with a round of ammunition resulting in his death,” Eiskant said.

From Omaha, Nebraska;

Camille Clark stepped outside her home to take out recyclables when she noticed something off in the driveway.

“There was a bicycle parked between our vehicles that didn’t belong there,” said Camille’s husband, Michael Clark.

Clark said his wife then noticed Dube rummaging through the classic cars in their garage. Police said Dube pulled a gun on her. She then ran inside to tell her husband.

“I slammed on my clothes, grabbed my gun, came upstairs (and) went outside,” Michael Clark said. “At that point in time, (Dube) was already taking off down the block so I hopped in my car and I started chasing him down.”

Clark got dressed so quickly, he said he put on his 12-year-old child’s shoe, didn’t have a cellphone and forgot to put his glasses on. Clark chased Dube, who was on a bike, down the street until he eventually stopped.

When Clark got out of his car to try to catch Dube, he said the 41-year-old shot at him.

“He shot a couple rounds at me and that’s when I got back into my car because I couldn’t see him,” Clark said. “It was at that point that I realized, ‘Hey, I don’t have the right shoes on. I don’t have my phone. I don’t have my glasses. I can barely see this guy.’ The only shot I could’ve taken was, it was bad. It was just an ineligible shot.”

Clark said he wanted to stop Dube until police arrived. With poor vision and the fear of accidentally shooting at a neighbor’s house, he didn’t use his weapon and shined his car lights at Dube to try and blind him.

That’s when David Kilpatrick noticed something going on in his driveway.

“I seen some lights come in the driveway, so I got up and went to the door,” said Kilpatrick. “When I got to the door there was somebody out here in the driveway messing around, so I just opened up the door and come on out here.”

Kilpatrick said he didn’t think twice and a tussle quickly started between him and Dube.

“I was kind of livid and he acted like he was getting kind of goofy on me and I just body-slammed him up against the van,” Dube said.

Kilpatrick said Dube knocked him to the ground before running off. Dube tried to jump a fence, but was unsuccessful and ran off on foot.

Clark, who was still in his car at that point, followed Dube. He said as the 41-year-old ran, he started dropping some of the items he stole.

“It looked like Santa Claus got a hole in his bag, there’s just stuff falling all over the place,” Clark said.

Clark continued to follow Dube until Omaha police arrived and took the 41-year-old into custody in someone’s backyard. OPD said Dube already had a felony warrant and three misdemeanor warrants out for his arrest.

Dube now faces a number of additional charges after Friday’s arrest, including theft from a motor vehicle, terroristic threats, burglary, attempted felony assault, obstructing a peace officer, felon in possession of a firearm and prescription drug requirements.

According to OPD, officers located a small, black and silver handgun at the scene. They also found 9mm rounds in Dube’s pockets and some pills identified as Seroquel, which is a prescription anti-psychotic medication. He was also carrying items that police said belonged to Clark.

OPD said Dube gave officers a false name and refused to cooperate with detectives.

From Logan County, West Virginia;

Logan Police tell WSAZ three people tried to break into a home and two of them were shot by the homeowner.

The two injured suffered non life-threatening injuries and were released from the hospital to the Southwestern Regional Jail, according to investigators.

The alleged break-in and shooting happened in the early hours of Saturday morning on Pine Street, according to police.

Hakeem Norman, Cody Tomblin and Kareem Wyche have all been arrested and charged in the crime. It is unclear which of the three were shot during the alleged break-in.

They are all charged with nighttime burglary, conspiracy and breaking and entering, according to court records.

All three are being held at the Southwestern Regional Jail on 100,000 dollars cash only bond.

There is no word yet if the homeowner will face any charges.

From Winter Springs, Florida;

An accused burglar trying to break into a Winter Springs home Thursday was thwarted by an armed homeowner, officials with the Winter Springs Police Department said.

Police said they received a 911 call from the homeowner on Lisa Loop at 6:15 a.m. who informed them he had just fired two shots from a handgun at a person trying to enter his home from the back porch. The 17-year-old suspect was not hit or injured.

BNG sends us a link from Orlando, Florida;

The Loomis cash-handling company employee was exchanging money in an ATM in the back of a Wawa at 4700 S. Goldenrod Road when a man approached him from behind shortly before 4 p.m., said Sgt. Eduardo Bernal, Orlando Police Department spokesman.

The robbery suspect squirted pepper spray at the Loomis worker to disorient him, he said. The employee pulled out his handgun and fired one round into the suspect’s chest.

“[Pepper spray] debilitates you and it blinds you,” Bernal said. “The fact that he was able to not only shoot a round but actually strike the subject is miraculous.”

He said the wounded suspect was detained inside the store and was conscious when authorities arrived.

Both men were taken to a hospital for treatment.

The man who was shot was in critical but stable condition and is expected to survive. Bernal said he will be charged with armed robbery when he is released from the hospital.

Chief Tango sends a link from Mobile, Alabama;

According to MPD, on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at approximately 8:49 PM, police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Olive Court in reference to one shot.

The 24-year-old male victim was located and pronounced deceased on the scene.

Lederrick Collier, 23, showed up at Springhill Medical Center with a gunshot wound.

Collier stated someone tried to rob him in the area of Olive Court and he shot the suspect.

The case was discussed with the DA’s Office and the decision was made not to charge Collier at this time.

From Hillsboro, Oregon;

Police say that resident returned home around 8 p.m. Thursday to find someone broken in. They got in by breaking the back window of the home, and got away with a $100,000 1969 Mercedes that was parked in the garage.

The homeowner then covered both broken windows with plastic, and went to bed.

Hours later, he was awoken around 3 a.m. Friday after hearing noises coming from the back of the house. He walked toward the kitchen, where he found an intruder using a knife to cut through the plastic sheet. Police say the homeowner then fired a warning shot at the burglar, who fled the scene.

It’s unclear whether the same suspect is related to both incidents.

From St Louis, Missouri;

About 6:45 p.m., a robbery victim and two people believed to be suspects in the crime were injured in an exchange of gunfire, police said. The incident happened in the parking lot of a gas station near North Florissant Avenue and Madison Street just inside the St. Louis Place neighborhood.

Police said the robbery victim was shot in the shoulder and returned fire, hitting one suspect in the leg and the other in the stomach.

All three men were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Lt. Ken Lammert said at the scene.

The robbery victim was first in line to buy something at the gas station, which serves customers through a window, when another man walked up behind him and took a gun the victim had in a pants pocket, Lammert said.

The victim has a concealed-carry permit, he said. The gun was in a front pants pocket but visible to the alleged robber.

The robber started to back away to a car with an accomplice, when the victim pulled a second gun on him, Lammert said. The suspect shot the victim with the gun he had taken and the victim returned fire, hitting both the robber and his accomplice.

From Miller County, Arkansas;

The 81-year-old who owns the home where the shooting occurred says the man had a gun and was trying to rob him.

“Whoever got the biggest gun and fastest will be boss when it is all said and done. … In this case, it was me.”

And Buddy Cates says he has been robbed a half dozen times in the past 10 months.

A Sheriff’s Office spokesman has confirmed for KSLA News 12 that deputies have responded to multiple calls to his home.

The shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Cates’ residence on Genoa Road (Arkansas Highway 196) at Miller County Road 290 in Genoa.

That’s about a quarter mile west of Genoa Grocery.

The wounded man was taken to a Texarkana hospital, where he later died. Authorities have yet to release his name.

“I walked outside the door, and he was standing right there with a big pistol,” Cates recalled. “I had my hand in my pocket on my pistol, and the battle was on.”

Authorities say multiple shots were fired.

Cates estimates that he and the other man each fired their guns six to eight times.

Detectives recovered two guns at the scene of the shooting.

The homeowner has been interviewed by Miller County sheriff’s detectives.

No charge has been filed.

From Placentia, California;

Three men in dark clothing and Halloween masks, armed with guns, entered and robbed a residence in the 300 block of Twilight Street before taking off on foot, according to a spokesperson for the Placentia Police Department.

“As the suspects were fleeing the residence, one of the victims chased them, and a struggle ensued,” resulting in the victim stabbing one of the suspects multiple times in the back, investigators said in a press release.

Officials said the suspect was treated at the scene on Primrose Avenue and transported to UCI Medical Center in critical but stable condition.

The two other suspects had initially fled, but later returned in a vehicle, which was identified by a victim and stopped by officers near Chapman Avenue and the 57 Freeway.

From Albany, New York;

A person wanted for a September armed robbery has been arrested after getting shot during an argument just after midnight Wednesday.

Police say that Sapp and another man got into an argument about a relationship, went outside of the Avalon Avenue resident and shots were fired.

Albany police were looking for Joseph Sapp since a September 17 armed robbery on Burke Avenue and found him suffering from gunshot wounds not far from where the shooting is said to have occurred.

From Omaha, Nebraska;

A witness told responding officers that a man, later identified as Juan Armand, 33, entered the business and pulled a handgun. That witness then drew a gun of his own, shot Armand and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.

Armand was taken to the hospital for treatment. Initial reports indicated he suffered a shoulder wound and a mouth injury.

From Dallas, Texas;

One armed robber is at large and a second man was hospitalized after his cohort dumped him out of the getaway car following a shootout Wednesday night in Oak Cliff, police said.

Police responded to a shooting call about 11:30 p.m. in the 4400 block of Marsalis Avenue. The victim told police two men demanded his property and shot at him.

Another group then fired at the robbers, wounding at least one of them as they fled, police said.