Posted on 04/15/2021 6:43:04 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Investigators believe Barney Harris came to Alamance County to steal drugs and money from the Mexican cartel. They say Harris and his brother-in-law tied up a cartel member before shooting him in the back of the head. A shootout began, and Harris was killed in the gunfire.
A popular Union County teacher described by family and friends as a devoted father, teacher and coach was fatally wounded in a shootout when he and his brother-in-law tried to rob members of a Mexican drug cartel, Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson said Wednesday.
Barney Dale Harris, 40, taught Spanish and was head coach of the boys’ varsity basketball and track teams at Union Academy Charter School in Monroe, according to his family and the school.
Harris was shot numerous times during what the sheriff described as an “old Western shootout” between two criminal enterprises, one of the enterprises being Harris and his brother-in-law, according to Johnson.
Officers found Harris wearing a face cover, gloves and a bulletproof vest, Johnson said.
Harris and his brother-in-law, Steven Alexander Stewart Jr. of Wadesboro, entered the home waiting for a cartel member to arrive so they could rob him of drugs and money, the sheriff said.
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I thought he was teaching “Cartelology”.
Hubby n I cruise around in union co on warm, sunny days. Part of our circuit from west stanly.
Finally, a teacher with some nads.
Whatever made him come up with that idea? Oh, wait...
SWAT teams like their fancy toys.
They don’t like going up against people who shoot back.
They especially don’t like going after groups who can find out where they live.
At least it was not a “Florida Man”.
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I figured you did, and yes you’re right black people stand out in Mexico.
I can’t see sarcasm sometimes either so shame on me :)
The guy was either greedy as hell or had a death wish.
You don’t mess with the Sinaloa Cartel.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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