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Man, son-in-law shoot it out with thieves
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Man, son-in-law shoot it out with thieves
A 59-year-old dad is wounded before reaching his rifle and joining his son-in-law in an exchange of fire in the yard.
By MATTHEW WAITE, Times Staff Writer
DARBY -- William Newman was spending part of his Father's Day afternoon mowing his lawn when at least three armed men came up to him.
In minutes, they tied him to his lawn tractor with baling wire and started toward his house on Darby Road bent on stealing what they could find, Pasco County sheriff's officials and family said.
Just as quickly, Newman, 59, got loose from his bonds. His captors saw him, and one shot him in the leg.
Bleeding, Newman ran to a nearby barn and shut the door behind him. Using a phone inside the barn, Newman called 911 and then his son-in-law, Martin Harm, who lived less than a half-mile down Darby Road.
In the barn, Newman found a .22-caliber rifle loaded with rat shot -- a round that fires tiny pellets almost like sand. One of the robbers went to the barn and cracked open a door. Newman told deputies he shot the man in the face.
Meanwhile, Harm grabbed three clips of ammunition -- and would later wish he took more -- and his Glock 9mm handgun before driving off in his truck to his father-in-law's aid.
The gunmen went into Newman's house, took a money box and ran outside. Upstairs taking a nap, Jennifer Newman did not hear them.
Harm said that as he approached the Newmans' driveway, three gunmen saw him and raised their weapons. Harm got out of his truck, drew his Glock and started firing.
"I just wanted to make enough noise so they thought I was the cops or something," said Harm, 37, who works as an investigator for an insurance company and has firearms training.
Between the two clips that Harm fired at the three men and the rounds they were firing back, Harm said, he couldn't tell how many shots were fired. All he knew was he wanted to "drop one, drop all of them before I take one (bullet)," he said.
During the gunfight, one of the gunmen dropped his weapon and the money and ran.
The gunshots woke Jennifer Newman and she walked outside, confused as to what the noise was. Harm said he jumped in his truck, drove up to the house and picked up his mother-in-law. Then William Newman got in the truck with them.
William Newman had lost a lot of blood but was talking, Harm said later. Harm took his in-laws back to his house on Hanlon Terrace, where paramedics put Newman on a medical helicopter bound for St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa.
Sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said Newman's wound did not appear life-threatening.
Deputies and the family don't know why robbers would select Newman's rural home. Harm said his father-in-law runs an auction business and auctioned off plumbing supplies in Ybor City on Saturday.
Since 2:39 p.m. when the Sheriff's Office got the call, Doll said, they've been searching the woods south of Newman's home. He said as many as 15 deputies, five police dogs, a helicopter and troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol were searching for two men.
Deputies arrested one man, who would not speak to deputies, and Doll said charges were pending against the man. Deputies were still looking for two suspects late Sunday night. Both may be wounded.
"We are treating them like they are armed," Doll said. Anyone in the area who sees someone suspicious should call the Sheriff's Office, he said. "Don't take the law into your own hands. Please call us."
-- Matthew Waite can be reached in west Pasco at 869-6247 or (800) 333-7505, ext. 6247. His e-mail address is waite@sptimes.com.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/17/Pasco/Man__son_in_law_shoot.shtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
A 59-year-old dad is wounded before reaching his rifle and joining his son-in-law in an exchange of fire in the yard.
By MATTHEW WAITE, Times Staff Writer
DARBY -- William Newman was spending part of his Father's Day afternoon mowing his lawn when at least three armed men came up to him.
In minutes, they tied him to his lawn tractor with baling wire and started toward his house on Darby Road bent on stealing what they could find, Pasco County sheriff's officials and family said.
Just as quickly, Newman, 59, got loose from his bonds. His captors saw him, and one shot him in the leg.
Bleeding, Newman ran to a nearby barn and shut the door behind him. Using a phone inside the barn, Newman called 911 and then his son-in-law, Martin Harm, who lived less than a half-mile down Darby Road.
In the barn, Newman found a .22-caliber rifle loaded with rat shot -- a round that fires tiny pellets almost like sand. One of the robbers went to the barn and cracked open a door. Newman told deputies he shot the man in the face.
Meanwhile, Harm grabbed three clips of ammunition -- and would later wish he took more -- and his Glock 9mm handgun before driving off in his truck to his father-in-law's aid.
The gunmen went into Newman's house, took a money box and ran outside. Upstairs taking a nap, Jennifer Newman did not hear them.
Harm said that as he approached the Newmans' driveway, three gunmen saw him and raised their weapons. Harm got out of his truck, drew his Glock and started firing.
"I just wanted to make enough noise so they thought I was the cops or something," said Harm, 37, who works as an investigator for an insurance company and has firearms training.
Between the two clips that Harm fired at the three men and the rounds they were firing back, Harm said, he couldn't tell how many shots were fired. All he knew was he wanted to "drop one, drop all of them before I take one (bullet)," he said.
During the gunfight, one of the gunmen dropped his weapon and the money and ran.
The gunshots woke Jennifer Newman and she walked outside, confused as to what the noise was. Harm said he jumped in his truck, drove up to the house and picked up his mother-in-law. Then William Newman got in the truck with them.
William Newman had lost a lot of blood but was talking, Harm said later. Harm took his in-laws back to his house on Hanlon Terrace, where paramedics put Newman on a medical helicopter bound for St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa.
Sheriff's spokesman Kevin Doll said Newman's wound did not appear life-threatening.
Deputies and the family don't know why robbers would select Newman's rural home. Harm said his father-in-law runs an auction business and auctioned off plumbing supplies in Ybor City on Saturday.
Since 2:39 p.m. when the Sheriff's Office got the call, Doll said, they've been searching the woods south of Newman's home. He said as many as 15 deputies, five police dogs, a helicopter and troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol were searching for two men.
Deputies arrested one man, who would not speak to deputies, and Doll said charges were pending against the man. Deputies were still looking for two suspects late Sunday night. Both may be wounded.
"We are treating them like they are armed," Doll said. Anyone in the area who sees someone suspicious should call the Sheriff's Office, he said. "Don't take the law into your own hands. Please call us."
-- Matthew Waite can be reached in west Pasco at 869-6247 or (800) 333-7505, ext. 6247. His e-mail address is waite@sptimes.com.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/17/Pasco/Man__son_in_law_shoot.shtml
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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Link to robbery videa at end of article
Reporter: Andy Cordan
A Goodlettsville man came face to face with an armed gunman, but the store owner quickly turned the tables on the would-be thief.
Jasser Mahmoud and his two brothers have owned a Goodlettsville convenience store for 12 years.
A few years ago, Mahmoud got a permit and started wearing a gun for protection.
"It's a 38 special. I feel I have a much better chance if I have my gun with me," Mahmoud said.
Jasser's younger brother, Mike, also carries a gun, and Sunday night around 11:15, that gun came in handy.
In store surveillance video footage, a customer in a white hat suddenly pulled a gun out of his right pocket.
"My brother's faster than him. He put the gun up to his head," Jasser said.
In the video footage to the left of the screen, the clerk could be seen and had already pulled his gun, aiming it right at the startled man.
"He was thoroughly shocked, I think. My brother looked at a gun. He thought maybe the gun was damaged; it looked like a toy."
Toy or not, the alleged bandit fled and the store owner gave chase.
Not only did the clerk protect himself and run the alleged bandit off, but he was quick enough to get out the door and get a description of the getaway car. He relayed that to Goodlettsville police, and in a few minutes they had an arrest.
36-year-old Christopher Meador was charged with attempted armed robbery. So was the driver of the car, 38-year-old Joyce Rohrbaugh. Some regular customers News 2 spoke to applauded the armed shop keeper's aggressive actions.
"It's his store, his business, his livelihood, and for me to come in here and spend money as a consumer, I gotta feel safe as a consumer. It's a good idea," said customer George Daaboul.
Police said the gunman in the video is lucky the store owner didn't open fire.
"He's coming in as if he is armed, and if clerk had shot him, he'd be justified shooting him," said Lt. Harry Bell.
Unfortunately, police were unable to recover the alleged robber's gun. Without video, it might have been the store owners' word against the bandits', but in this case, the video clearly showed a gun was used, which is why both people were charged with attempted armed robbery. http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=823027&nav=1ugB9e5F
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Edited by - Josey1 on 06/18/2002 06:21:23
Edited by - Josey1 on 06/18/2002 06:22:43
NEW YORK (AP) - A heavily armed black man allegedly shot three people and tried to set patrons at a Manhattan bar on fire Sunday before being wounded by officers and arrested in what police said was a racially motivated attack.
Steven Johnson, 34, was charged with attempted murder after what Police Commissioner Ray Kelly described as a ``very bizarre crime by this deranged individual.''
Johnson was carrying three loaded guns, 153 rounds of ammunition and a samurai sword when he approached four white people walking in the East Village and told them: ``I have a problem with you,'' Kelly said.
Johnson shot one of the men in the upper body, followed him as he ran to the door of the bar and shot him again, police say. Johnson then entered the bar and ordered up to 40 patrons to the kitchen, police said.
A 54-year-old Asian man who owns a store next to the bar heard the shots and peeked in, and Johnson shot him in the wrist, police said.
Johnson, who was also carrying a police baton, a bottle of kerosene, a fireplace lighter and more than 100 plastic handcuffs, then allegedly forced a woman to start putting flex cuffs on the hostages while he sprayed the crowd with kerosene and fired occasional shots at police cars outside.
Witnesses told police that Johnson was ``ranting about white people and vowed revenge for thousands of years of suffering.'' Johnson said that he was having ``fun'' and that ``a real man chooses when he dies,'' Kelly said.
When Johnson pulled out the lighter, two Manhattan women jumped him, and he shot one in the leg, police said. Officers heard the shots and stormed the bar, grazing Johnson in the head and taking him into custody.
``Those two women did the right thing, a very important thing ... they were very brave,'' Kelly said.
Johnson was charged with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He had not retained a lawyer; he was in police custody Sunday evening and was unavailable for comment. There was no telephone listing for him at the address provided by police.
One victim was hospitalized in serious condition, while the other two were in stable condition. The suspect was in stable condition, police said.
Johnson lives in Brooklyn with his 10-year-old son and has been despondent since his wife died in March, neighbors told investigators.
Police who searched his home said they found a note taped to a wall that said, ``Tell the boys in blue I won't be easy.''
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878