Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Pizza delivery driver kills attacker
Vanessa Beauman
Record Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
One man is dead and another man and a juvenile face charges after the trio allegedly tried to rob a Domino's Pizza delivery man Friday night.
Roswell Police Department spokesman Travis Holley said Dustin Eoff, a pizza delivery man, was en route to making a delivery when he noticed another vehicle following him closely. When Eoff attempted to make the delivery, three men from the other vehicle allegedly attacked him with a tire iron and a knife.
Holley said Eoff managed to retrieve a gun from his car, which he used against the three subjects before fleeing the scene.
Holley said the RPD responded to a call about a gunshot at 9:53 p.m. Officers then responded to a call from Domino's Pizza staff at 2417 N. Main St. stating one of their delivery drivers had been in an incident.
One of the subjects who attempted to rob Eoff, 25-year-old Joe Ray Vrito of Roswell, died from gunshot wounds. The other subjects, a juvenile and Christopher Fresquez, 18, of 1405 S. Adams, have both been charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and aggravated battery.
Holley said Fresquez and the juvenile did not have any injuries.
Eoff was found to be in violation of his probation for carrying a firearm.
"He was not charged in relation to the incident," Holley said. "It was determined he acted in self defense." However, although Eoff was not charged by the RPD, he will still have to answer to Probation and Parole.
Holley explained that in the state of New Mexico a person can carry a concealed firearm in his vehicle and that if Eoff had not been on probation, there would have been no charges against him.
Thanks for the update.
looks like part of this guy’s probation was the denial
of his right to protect himself..
pretty steep terms i’d say...
Well, in this particular case I hope they go easy on him as he could have easily lost his life using a pizza box against a tire iron and a knife.
I’m surprised (and disappointed) that the other two perps weren’t charged with murder as well.
Too bad they can’t be charged with felony murder for the death of the turd loser.
In Florida they would be charged...and I LIKE that law!
Take one out and sparky-the-’lectro-chair takes out the others.