A close call for an Illinois woman who was able to defend herself ......
MOLINE, Ill. - An Illinois woman with a concealed carry firearm was able to defend herself after a man armed with a knife forced himself into her car, police say.
A man armed with a knife forced his way into a woman's car near SouthPark Mall on Sunday, according to a statement from Detective Michael Griffin with the Moline Police Department.
During a struggle, the woman's arm was cut. The armed man then forced her to drive him to a rural area of Rock Island County.
Once they stopped, the victim - who had a concealed carry permit - was able to get to her firearm, according to Griffin's statement. The armed man then ran off and the victim drove herself to the hospital, where police were then called.
Floyd R. May, 61, was arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery with a weapon, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and aggravated assault. He was held in the Rock Island County Jail on $550,000 bond.
Stories about the use of firearms in self defense don't get much national coverage. The scenario is that you are driving in your vehicle when ....
PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA) – A man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a road rage killing was shot and killed during an encounter in Plant City Wednesday morning, authorities say.
Wednesday’s road rage incident happened at 7 a.m. near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Branch Forbes Road.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, one driver stopped his car in front of the other, got out of his pickup truck and approached the motorist behind him. That’s when an argument escalated between the two.
Investigators say the car’s driver, 42-year-old Robert Padgett, warned Gary Lynn Durham, who was driving a pickup truck, before he pulled out a gun and shot him.
When paramedics arrived, they found Padgett giving CPR to Durham, who later died.
According to the sheriff’s office, Durham had recently been released from prison for killing a man during a road rage incident. He spent 11 years behind bars.
A sheriff’s office spokesperson said Padgett will not be arrested and that he is cooperating with the investigation.
“He was trying to do the right thing and make sure the individual would survive,” HCSO Col. Donna Lusczynski said. Padgett was released by deputies pending a State’s Attorney’s Office review of the case.
After three robberies in less than a month at Jitterz
Java, employees say they're refusing to be victimized anymore and are
preparing to pack heat on the job.
Jitterz Java owner Sara Chapel
is encouraging her staff members not only to bring their guns, but she's
keeping one in the stand just in case
Order a drink and you may find yourself looking at Krystal Cogswell's
.38 Special Lavender Lady secured to her hip. She's one of the half
dozen employees arming themselves in case of another robbery.
As far as the legality of it is concerned, Spokane Police said it is
completely legal as long as the employees who are armed are 18 and older
and do not have any prior convictions that restrict them from using
firearms.
