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Indiana mom killed protecting son during Facebook Marketplace robbery, 18-year-old suspect arrested
NY Post ^ | June 17, 2026 | Nicholas McEntyre

Posted on 06/17/2026 7:59:46 AM PDT by kevcol

A heroic Indiana mother was killed when she stepped in between her son and an 18-year-old gunman who had pulled a firearm on them during a Facebook marketplace sale.

Jean Gragg, 40, and her teenage son were selling a watch to prospective buyer John Ford during an arranged meet-up on the front porch of their Edison Park, Ind
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Ford allegedly fired multiple shots at Gragg, who was walking up her driveway back to her home as her horrified family watched.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; facebook; indiana; itsthemagain; jeangragg; racism; shooting; splc
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will he plead self defense?


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1 posted on 06/17/2026 7:59:46 AM PDT by kevcol
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To: kevcol

They’re at it Yogi. What do we do?


2 posted on 06/17/2026 8:02:43 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA "by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: kevcol

He’s got Karmelo hair


3 posted on 06/17/2026 8:03:08 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Jim W N

This Yogi crap is more and more stupid every time.


4 posted on 06/17/2026 8:03:50 AM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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To: kevcol

It is a shame that not one major politician has the courage to speak plainly about black violence.


5 posted on 06/17/2026 8:04:50 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! )
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To: kevcol

NEVER do a Facebook marketplace deal at your home.

Meet in a busy public place preferably with security cameras.

Bring a trusted friend so there are 2 of you.


6 posted on 06/17/2026 8:05:11 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: kevcol

This is getting out of hand.


7 posted on 06/17/2026 8:06:25 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: kevcol

Would it help to make the parent(s) co-defendants for anyone who is under 21?


8 posted on 06/17/2026 8:08:07 AM PDT by econjack
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To: kevcol

Matt Walsh…”America can’t fix things that are forbidden topics. And when the actual data shows a serious overrepresentation in violent crime among young blacks, it’s time to call it out and talk about it”


9 posted on 06/17/2026 8:08:41 AM PDT by albie
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To: econjack

Some countries do............


10 posted on 06/17/2026 8:11:13 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: kevcol

What did Walsh say who the most dangerous people were in American society are??


11 posted on 06/17/2026 8:14:29 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (Not a fan of much)
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To: Col Frank Slade

Our Police Station and Municipal Bldg. have a designated area in the parking lot for such transactions.


12 posted on 06/17/2026 8:14:50 AM PDT by BikerJoe
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To: kevcol

13 posted on 06/17/2026 8:15:38 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: webheart

It’s appropriate and the truth...sad as it is to say...Wouldn’t we all like to see it change? Sadly, it doesn’t appear to be...


14 posted on 06/17/2026 8:16:14 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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on the front porch

That was the mistake. Do exchanges at the police station parking lot. A lot of police departments have designated locations with cameras.

15 posted on 06/17/2026 8:17:47 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: kevcol

If the races were reversed,,,,this would be front page news with riots in big cities.


16 posted on 06/17/2026 8:17:49 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: kevcol

This is a tragedy. But it points out a couple things. First, I’d never sell anything on Facebook Marketplace or anything like it. Second, it was just a watch. Give it to the thug and let him go.


17 posted on 06/17/2026 8:18:57 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Col Frank Slade
Bring a trusted armed friend so there are 2 of you.
18 posted on 06/17/2026 8:19:38 AM PDT by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: Col Frank Slade

And be armed.


19 posted on 06/17/2026 8:23:16 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Col Frank Slade

never do a FB deal with a .... scholar.


20 posted on 06/17/2026 8:23:29 AM PDT by Otoya
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