Posted on 06/09/2013 8:46:08 PM PDT by marktwain
LAKE PLACID -- A Lake Placid man is nursing two gunshot wounds and facing armed burglary and aggravated assault charges after he was confronted by an armed store owner Wednesday night.
Deputies report that 23-year-old David Allan Curry was shot in the left foot and right thigh just after 11:15 p.m. when he allegedly pointed a gun at Jonathan T. Hawthorne, the owner of HHH Food and Beverage at 128 Crestmore Drive.
Hawthorne, acting on a call from the alarm company, had arrived at the store just before a deputy and was armed with a .40 caliber Glock handgun.
The metal grating on a front window had been pulled aside, and both Hawthorne and the deputy could hear noises inside the store. Hawthorne told the deputy he thought the burglar was trying to escape out the back, so he went around the store. The deputy then heard gunshots and saw a man flee from behind the building and across U.S. 27.
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Nice to see the reports of instances of people using guns to defend themselves from criminals.
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In Lake Placid NY the store owner would have been arrested for having a gun by the Deputy, and the burglar would have been free to leave with the stolen articles.
Accused burglars should stay out of this guys sight, evidently.
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“In Lake Placid NY the store owner would have been arrested for having a gun by the Deputy, and the burglar would have been free to leave with the stolen articles.”
In England the store owner would be facing life in prison charges, while the criminal would be awarded a college scholarship and the chance to bring his extended family over to the country.
Thank you both for the kind words.
Self appointed, self disciplined, self satisfied.
The store owner needs more target practice.
Store owner still made it to the store before the cop.
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