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Restaurant Worker Attempts Disarm, Shoots Robbery Suspect
AmmoLand ^ | December 12, 2022 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 12/17/2022 3:53:11 AM PST by marktwain

On December 2, at about 9:45 p.m. In Warner Robins, Georgia, Joshua Hickey attempted to rob a restaurant at 1307 Watson Blvd. Warner Robins is about 70 miles southeast of Atlanta, and about 8 miles south of Macon, Georgia. The restaurant is an American Philly-N-Wings on Watson Blvd near Vernon Drive.

After Hickey jumped the counter, a restaurant worker attempted to disarm the suspect. But Hickey is said to have pistol-whipped the worker, attempting to gain compliance. The worker was struck to the floor, then drew his own handgun and shot Hickey three times. Hickey fled the scene. From 13wmaz.com:

Sergeant Justin Clark with Warner Robins Police says Hickey jumped the counter and attempted to make his way to a door in the restaurant while demanding money. That’s when things escalated, Hickey allegedly pistol-whipped a worker and the two men fought over the gun.

“The restaurant worker was struck, hit the ground. As he was coming back up, he drew his own legally-owned firearm and fired three shots at Mr. Hickey. Mr. Hickey was struck twice and fled on foot,” Clark said about the tussle.

The police responded to the 911 call. They found Hickey with serious wounds, outside the restaurant, on Vernon Drive. Hickey was 23 years old.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: banglist; defense; disarm; ga
Hickey died.
1 posted on 12/17/2022 3:53:11 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain
Link to video of interview

Link to AmmoLand article

2 posted on 12/17/2022 3:54:51 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Good news.


3 posted on 12/17/2022 4:17:18 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: marktwain

“Hickey was taken to the hospital where he died.”


4 posted on 12/17/2022 4:23:32 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: marktwain
Joshua Hickey was plugged twice, and then limped away to die.

Joshua won't be home for Christmas, not even in his dreams.

And no Christmas trees in hell, but coal in his stocking would be totally appropriate.



5 posted on 12/17/2022 4:29:18 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: marktwain

Sucks for hickey


6 posted on 12/17/2022 4:34:08 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: marktwain

He went for the gold and all he got was lead.


7 posted on 12/17/2022 4:40:33 AM PST by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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To: marktwain
drew his own legally-owned firearm

Interesting comment since no license is required to carry in Georgia.

8 posted on 12/17/2022 4:52:27 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Great minds drink alike...me and my baby havin' a hell of a night. - - BB King)
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To: Palio di Siena

I see what you did there


9 posted on 12/17/2022 5:01:53 AM PST by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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To: marktwain

Too bad, so sad. Yawn.


10 posted on 12/17/2022 5:03:34 AM PST by paulcissa (Politicians want you unarmed so they can control you.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I’m shocked simply shocked


11 posted on 12/17/2022 5:48:32 AM PST by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I guess the few bucks he would have gotten from the restaurant wasn’t worth it, was it? Hopefully he repented on his way to the ground and sought forgiveness.


12 posted on 12/17/2022 6:17:49 AM PST by silent majority rising
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To: Jet Jaguar

.....sadly, yes....but he probably was an aspiring rap star who needed some cash to finance his singing lessons, and to help pay for the upkeep of the 8 children he had by 6 or so different women...such a senseless waste of talent...


13 posted on 12/17/2022 6:17:57 AM PST by TokarevM57
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Krampus arrived early to drag another bad boy to the underworld.


14 posted on 12/17/2022 6:48:10 AM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: marktwain

hickey, sucked...


15 posted on 12/17/2022 8:20:53 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: TokarevM57

AND-—he needed a trip to the barber


16 posted on 12/17/2022 9:48:52 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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