Posted on 12/31/2017 10:53:36 AM PST by JoeProBono
KOKOMO, Ind. (WTHR) - A 9-year-old boy in Kokomo scared a would-be robber away from stealing his dad's truck.
But then that man ended up taking another car and leading them on a high-speed chase before crashing and being arrested.
All of this started at the One Stop Express on the corner of Washington and Jefferson in Kokomo, then ended at the American Tool Rental on South Lafountain Street.
Kevin Cooksey and Kyle Sparling stopped by the One Stop as strangers for different reason, Cooksey needed ibuprofen for his wife and Sparling wanted Doritos. They didn't know they'd end up leaving together and chasing after someone they say tried to steal both their cars.
“When I saw my truck door open, I was like, ‘oh my God, what am I going to tell my wife?’” said Cooksey.
That's because Cooksey's 9 year old son, Larry Larimore, was inside - with the engine running.
“I was thinking, I hope my son knew what to do in that situation,” said Cooksey.
“As soon as he opened the door, I got scared,” said Larimore. “So I pulled out the pellet gun and pointed it to his head.”
That scared the man enough to get him out of the truck, but then he ran into the next car down - Sparling's black Trail Blazer, which also had its engine running.
“I didn't know what to think, I just kind of ran outside and watched him,” said Sparling.
“I wanted to go catch the guy,” said Cooksey. “It's just one of those instincts to help out somebody else.”
Cooksey told Sparling to get in the truck with them. They called the police and chased the suspect down Washington Street.
“Right up here by this church, he got up on the sidewalk over here and got back on the road,” said Cooksey. “At this point, we were doing about 70 miles per hour.”
“It was doing donuts, zig zags, almost flipped,” said Larimore.
“I was just glad he didn't wreck into anybody,” said Sparling. “That was my biggest fear, I think.”
“I thought he was going to come back at me,” said Cooksey. “I thought I was going to have to dodge a moving car with my 9 year old son in the truck.”
After a couple miles, the suspect crashed Sparling’s car. Larimore says he's glad he and his dad were able to help track the suspect down.
OK, good, Lash out and stir the cheers.
You can bet on it.
Like the passion, dude.
Seems you have a passion, dude, for letting Obama off the hook.
Odd.
“Seems you have a passion, dude, for letting Obama off the hook.”
Really?
Show us.
Indiana can get mighty cold. Leaveing the engine running reduces wear.
You are the only one running interference for the criminal Barack Hussein Obama on this thread.
The Engine would still be hot after shutting it off for a few minutes. In fact, it gets hotter without the Water Pump going.
On the other hand, leave it running but LOCK THE DOORS!
“How about this thread where I make a comment and you’re on me and won’t back off? You are the only one running interference for the criminal Barack Hussein Obama on this thread.”
Really? Show us.
Keep digging that hole. Keep pretending you didn’t.
.
YOU started this. Running interference for Obama.
Now you’re lying as if you didn’t. And then wouldn’t leave me alone when I told you once.
Really?
LOL
Sorry, I do not consider pretending the crimes the Obama administration perpetrated against this country and her citizens to be forgotten as “leaving well enough alone”.
Apparently you do. So I guess we will disagree.
Fine.
You breathed into a bag for a few seconds?
Helps with panic attacks.
OK, now you’re into insults.
Maybe an Obama collector plate will help you, LOL.
I give up. I’m sorry I offended you by talking bad about Obama. A lot of us on FR don’t like him.
Thank you. Happy (and safe) New Year to you as well.
Be safe. If from the cold (down about 20 degrees here) if nothing else (I’m still reading the Houston thread right now). I certainly hope ISIS isn’t able to recruit some idiot in the U.S.A. for sure.
God bless.
I love it!
“What parent, in their right mind, leaves a kid in a car w/ the engine running?”
Quite often I stayed in a running car alone as a kid, especially when mom went shopping. Running so I could listen to radio. Of course 1966 is a far cry from 2017. And rural NC is a far cry from Philadelphia.
“leave the car running”
Its 0 degrees.
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