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Escambia County Circle K where clerk was set on fire remains temporarily closed
MSN.com ^ | April 6, 2022 | WEAR Staff, ABC 3 News

Posted on 04/07/2022 1:56:45 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Escambia County Circle K where a clerk was set on fire by a woman on March 30 remains temporarily closed.

The clerk, identified by family as Joie Hellmich, suffered severe life-threatening burns after being doused with gasoline and lit on fire. Betty McFadden, 30, was charged with attempted murder.

Hellmich's friend Jodie Jones told Channel 3 on Wednesday that Hellmich is currently in critical but stable condition.

She’ll likely have more surgeries in the future and will have a long road to recovery," Jones told Channel 3 in a statement. " She continues to fight really hard and we have faith that will continue. We are humbled by the outpouring of love, concern and support being shown to us. We are choosing to focus on all the positive steps being made and we ask that you continue to keep Joie in your prayers.

The Circle K is located at North W Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

"Out of respect for our employees, we have temporarily closed this location," Circle K told Channel 3 Wednesday morning in a statement. "The event last week was incredibly traumatic and we are focused on supporting our team with both resources and time off. At the same time, we also recognize that this store plays an important role in the local community, and we’d like to reopen it as soon as practical -- ideally, that will happen in the next couple of weeks."

Circle K added the workers at the store are being offered hours at other local area stores.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: attack; attemptedmurder; bidensfault; blackonwhitecrime; blackonwhiteviolence; blacksupremacy; burns; circlek; crime; escambiacounty; fire; florida; floridawoman; localnews; obamasfault; pensacola; surgeries
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1 posted on 04/07/2022 1:56:45 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Black woman sets white woman on fire.


2 posted on 04/07/2022 2:04:03 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Totally random.


3 posted on 04/07/2022 2:07:19 AM PDT by Tom in SFCA
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

That should be a death penalty case.
I know how I’d vote on that.


4 posted on 04/07/2022 2:10:23 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Ask a liberal if they have a soul or do they just collect them from lives they destroy. )
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To: Tom in SFCA

and not one bit rasist....


5 posted on 04/07/2022 2:12:19 AM PDT by cherry (;)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Do i REALLY need to LOOK??? Probably not!


6 posted on 04/07/2022 2:52:40 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

As a society, that we have stories like this come and go so frequently is damning. Worse, is that they are not met by broad public disgust and outrage. The decay in society has been profound.


7 posted on 04/07/2022 2:56:31 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks


The usual suspects.
8 posted on 04/07/2022 2:57:58 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. —

Escambia County sheriff’s deputies arrested Betty Jean McFadden on charges of attempted homicide, after investigators said McFadden attacked the clerk.

In a tweet, deputies said that the victim had asked McFadden, who is homeless, not to panhandle outside the store. McFadden is accused of returning that afternoon, pouring gasoline on the clerk, and then throwing lit matches at her until she caught fire. A second employee at Circle K was burned while saving the victim.

Deputies said McFadden “calmly walked out of the store” and was located a few blocks away.

The family of the store clerk who was attacked identified her as Joie Hellmich to WEAR, saying the mother of two is in critical but stable condition at a hospital. In a statement sent to WEAR the family said, “We heard the news from a good Samaritan who called us from scene. He was not the only angel at the scene and we are profoundly grateful for the people who acted with nothing short of true heroism yesterday.”


9 posted on 04/07/2022 3:05:17 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
What is it about Florida....so many crazies

Like this one:

A Florida father was showing his 7 year old how to do a drive by shooting

Kid was hanging out the door behind his father shooting at houses with a paint gun.

Local resident further down the street saw what was going down.....

Returned fire killing the child.

End of a promising career.

10 posted on 04/07/2022 3:06:01 AM PDT by SpokeshaveReturns (Spokeshave Returns)
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What is it about Florida....so many crazies

Too much trash from America's democRAT-run sh!tholes ends up here.

11 posted on 04/07/2022 3:16:25 AM PDT by DaBroasta
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

JFYI:

Escambia County abuts Alabama. Pensacola is its largest city.


12 posted on 04/07/2022 3:18:17 AM PDT by Does so (https://youtu.be/3PxEWB6W8ig ......Uke's Independence Day Parade. Anthem starts at 15:00)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Two reasons, I think.
1. Florida attracts mentally ill people, because they don’t have to worry about seeking shelter from the weather.

2. Journalists are legally allowed to search for any stories they wish to print, unlike other states that keep their crime stories somewhat locked away.


13 posted on 04/07/2022 3:22:43 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Ask a liberal if they have a soul or do they just collect them from lives they destroy. )
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Florida attracts mentally ill people, because they don’t have to worry about seeking shelter from the weather.

True--and it attracts those who as Barry Obama put it "choose not to work."

14 posted on 04/07/2022 3:52:50 AM PDT by DaBroasta
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To: SpokeshaveReturns

One of the most-populated states.


15 posted on 04/07/2022 4:13:24 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obamawhy's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Loyal Dim voter sets gas station clerk on fire for not speaking with a slight Indian accent.


16 posted on 04/07/2022 4:24:37 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: qwerty1234

70 IQ. With the drugs, 30. The fact that our “leaders” let human garbage like this roam among us is an indication of the contempt they have for us.


17 posted on 04/07/2022 4:31:10 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

70 IQ. With the drugs, 30. The fact that our “leaders” let human garbage like this roam among us...


And there’s her not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity plea right there. We can’t execute the mentally ill no matter what their crime.


18 posted on 04/07/2022 4:48:09 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
There are two people guilty of murder here; the homeless woman and the last government official who signed the paperwork letting her out in public.
19 posted on 04/07/2022 4:54:43 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: SauronOfMordor

How did I guess?


20 posted on 04/07/2022 5:26:29 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith….)
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