Might be time for an upgrade from that 9mm. Might I suggest this model?
Posted on 07/14/2009 8:10:34 PM PDT by greatdefender
A Papa John’s pizza delivery man shot and wounded a 17-year-old who called in a pizza order and then robbed him at a vacant house with a fake handgun, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said.
The incident occurred July 5, but deputies delayed announcing it until Monday — a day after the teen was charged with robbery, and eight days after the shooting.
It was the second time in recent months that a pizza delivery man in Lexington County has shot someone trying to rob him.
The other incident was March 7, when a Pizza Hut delivery man shot and killed a 17-year-old assailant who was beating him. Deputies have arrested three other teens in that Irmo-area incident.
But neither pizza delivery man is facing charges, since authorities have ruled both shootings were in self-defense. The two delivery men carried concealed-weapon permits, deputies said.
In the most recent shooting, Sheriff James Metts is withholding the name of the pizza delivery man. He said Monday through a spokesman that deputies feared for the man’s safety — but would not give details of any threats.
The suspect, Raymond Antonio Metze, 17, of 212 Crestridge Drive, Lexington, was booked Sunday at the Lexington County Detention Center on charges of armed robbery and possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He is in jail under $100,000 bond.
A black BB pistol that resembled a semiautomatic handgun was used in the robbery, a Sheriff’s Department spokesman said.
Metze was at Palmetto Health Richland for more than a week, though details of his treatment were not released. He got out of the hospital Sunday night.
The July 5 shooting occurred in the Red Bank area of Lexington County, about a mile west of White Knoll High School.
According to warrants and reports from deputies, shortly before midnight, the 29-year-old delivery man — from Papa John’s on 3937 Platt Springs Road — brought pizza to 236 Crestridge Drive. The home was vacant.
After the delivery man knocked on the front door, a man came from the side of the house with what appeared to be a handgun and demanded cash.
The pizza delivery man gave him a little more than $200.
As the pizza delivery man left, the suspect kept pointing his fake pistol at him. Not knowing it was fake and only fired BBs, the pizza man pulled his handgun. It was real, a 9mm semiautomatic.
He fired one shot, wounding the suspect in his chest.
The suspect fled and the pizza delivery man called 911. Acting on a neighbor’s tip, deputies found the suspect within minutes, lying on a porch of a nearby house.
The suspect was airlifted to Palmetto Health Richland.
Metts said the unidentified pizza delivery man was not charged because he acted in self-defense. Deputies and the 11th Circuit solicitor’s office made the determination.
In the March shooting, pizza delivery man Christopher Miller, 43, from an Irmo-area Pizza Hut, voluntarily agreed to have his name released to the public, the Sheriff’s Department said.
The Papa John’s pizza man, a spokesman added, wants confidentiality.
His real name is probably John Dough.
*groan*
Excellent! The only downside to the whole story is that he didn’t use a .45 and kill the punk stone dead.
It would be interesting to see the success of a pizza joint that advertised “Our delivery drivers are licensed to carry and trained in the use of firearms.”
Wow, this is about the most uplifting article I’ve read today! Score one for the 2nd Amendment. Power to the Pizza!
Might be time for an upgrade from that 9mm. Might I suggest this model?
Back in Vancouver, my neighbor was a pizza delivery guy and was paid cash. He told me a couple of times that at least 60% of the time, the customers either tried to bully or physically threaten him into not paying for the pizza.
He’s 6’3’’ and it helps. The biggest $$$ tip he got was when he delivered pizzas to a meeting between an Asian gang and a black gang and they were packing..
Molon Labe.
Yeah, come on, sucker.
Come and get it.
Second Amendment Rights 2, idiot criminals 0.
Game, Set, Match.
Wah wah wah!
Nice.
Mess with the John, we ... er, what rhymes with John?.
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Send treats to the troops...
Great because you did it!
www.AnySoldier.com
There’s nothing wrong with a good 9MM cartridge that placement can’t correct.
So it’s One for Pappa Johns and One for Pizza Hut. There needs to be a play off. Lock and load.
I wonder what it’s like to have to tell your friends, “I tried to stickup a pizza delivery guy and he shot me.” ROTFL!!!!
After Va. Tech, I thought we had put the “9mm is not lethal” stuff to rest. You shoot to stop, not to kill, or at least that’s what I thought
It does beat anchovies.
Uhhh...do I need to start putting a “tongue-in-cheek” disclaimer by my posts?
Yeesh.
/sarc is always a safe bet!!
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