Posted on 01/03/2015 6:02:35 PM PST by grundle
Kenneth Byrd and his family were settled in their North Carolina home Monday night when there was a knock at their door.
A stranger claimed his car was having mechanical problems and asked for water, according to a statement released by the Robeson County Sheriff's Office and obtained by PEOPLE.
Suddenly, two more men appeared and demanded money. They were dressed in black and wearing ski masks.
The suspects were armed with handguns and attempted to rape Byrd's 19-year-old granddaughter. "Mr. Byrd retrieved a weapon and several shots were fired between Mr. Byrd and the suspects in the house," according to the sheriff's office.
The three men left in Byrd's gold Cadillac and two of the men were eventually arrested after they went to McLeod Hospital in Dillon, South Carolina, with gunshot wounds. The third man, Jaime Lee Faison, 20, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Byrd's stolen Cadillac.
Byrd, 67, who was wounded in the shootout, was taken to Southeastern Regional Medical Center and later transported by helicopter to another hospital where he was listed in serious condition, according to officials.
The other two suspects, Brandon Stephens, 28, and Jamar Hawkins, 17, were charged with burglary, first degree sexual offense and kidnapping, among other charges. Their bond was set at $1 million each. Officials say the suspects were persons of interest in other home invasions.
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Color them nasty.
Good that one will never commit crimes again.
http://robesonian.com/news/home_top-news/50543638/I-heard-pow-pow-pow
More here, Mr. Byrd was shot 8 time - 4 leg - 3 arm - 1 chest
Jamar Hawkins, Hmmm could it be another gentle giant who was just turning his life around??
Robeson County North Carolina is Lumbee Indian country.
“I saved a girl from being raped!”
“How did you do that?”
“I talked her into it.”
It’s best to cull his kind from the general population as early as possible. Who knows what evil deeds he would have perpetrated had he managed to live another 20-30 years.
Well, I guess he does not have to worry about the death penalty now.
Evidently, he was not missed.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes, And Nod is a little dead.
A multi-cultural suspect list...
1 out of 3 isnt too bad for a start.
Erasing his name from my list of thugs.
Well, THANK YOU People magazine for posting this very important “armed citizen” story.
Because people’s lives matter.
Prayers for the grandfather’s and granddaughter’s recoveries & well-being.
Took out one and sent the other two badly wound and fleeing while wounded? Hell he could be the next real life Steven Seagal!
Great tshirt - it’s one I can get in to! Does anyone know where to get one?
Wow, strong grandpa! From a news article, he made it across the street to a neighbor after the shootout:
"According to the neighbor and her daughter, Byrds heart was pierced by a bullet. He had been shot four times in the leg and three times in the arm, shattering his bone. His head was beaten so badly they feared he had been shot there, too."
Found dead in the stolen car. What a shame — I really hope that they can get the blood stains out of the upholstery.
Someone call Faison’s mom and tell her that her son took one for the team. She can be proud.
Of interest.
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