{"id":85140,"date":"2019-02-21T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=85140"},"modified":"2019-02-20T16:17:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T20:17:46","slug":"thursday-feel-good-stories-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=85140","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Feel Good Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kel-Tec-14-1-e1550691843959.jpg\" alt=\"ksg 14+1\" \/><br \/>\nKSG 14 + 1, for when a double barrel shottie simply won&#8217;t do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Columbus jury reaches verdict in birthday party shootout trial involving half-brothers <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>By Tim Chitwood<br \/>\nA Columbus jury found Roger Thomas not guilty of murder Monday in the 2015 fatal shooting of his half-brother during a birthday party at Thomas\u2019 435 Bernard Drive apartment.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas also was acquitted of all other charges, including aggravated assault and using a firearm to commit a felony.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorney Stacey Jackson said he felt the verdict validated a \u201ctextbook case for self defense,\u201d and his client\u2019s testimony was paramount.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crux of the whole case was really him and whether or not the jury believed &#8230; by the evidence, which would include his testimony, that he was really in fear of receiving a serious bodily injury, or potentially death, when he fired that fatal shot,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that the reason he did testify so clearly and so well that it was just coming from the heart,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>1 \/ 0 \/ 0<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the article can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledger-enquirer.com\/latest-news\/article226428180.html\">Ledger-Enquirer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resident tells police he shot at intruder at his apartment in east Oak Cliff<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>By: Loyd Brumfield, Breaking News producer<br \/>\nAn apartment resident told police he shot at someone he discovered inside his home Tuesday night in east Oak Cliff.<\/p>\n<p>The wounded man was hospitalized, but he was expected to recover, Dallas police said.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. in the 2700 block of East Ledbetter Drive near Bonnie View Road, Dallas police said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>0 \/ 1 \/ 0<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/dallas\/2019\/02\/20\/resident-tells-police-shot-intruder-apartment-east-oak-cliff\">Dallas News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>With 2 shots from her pistol, and prayer, 79-year-old woman holds off burglar<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Author: WXIA Staff<br \/>\nJACKSON COUNTY, Georgia \u2014 A frantic 911 call paints a picture of the terrifying moments a 79-year-old woman fended off a burglar as he tried to get inside her Jackson County home.<\/p>\n<p>It was just after noon on Feb. 12 when the woman called 911, and shot at the 20-year-old suspect twice &#8211; while she was still on the phone with 911. She was able to fend him off until deputies arrived to arrest him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>0 \/ 1 \/ 0<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the article may be viewed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/with-2-shots-from-her-pistol-and-prayer-79-year-old-woman-holds-off-burglar\/85-f8b56d62-5af5-4f1c-b57a-017cde2cfabb\">11 Alive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 2 \/ 0 for today, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes; one inspecting fescue from the root end, two either running up a hospital bill or making new friends in the county lock-up, and none in the wind. For now, at least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KSG 14 + 1, for when a double barrel shottie simply won&#8217;t do. 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