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71 year old Marine foiled robbery..robbery foiled -- with a nice pattern too.
Ooh Rah!
:
Retired Marine and
former Pan Am/Delta Pilot,
John Lovell is top gun at Subway sandwich
shop..!
Plantation, Florida:
Last week police
were called to investigate an attempted armed robbery: The 71-year-old retired
Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a Plantation, Florida, Subway shop late
Wednesday, killing one and critically wounding the other, is described as John
Lovell, a former helicopter pilot for two presidents. He doesn't drink, he
doesn't smoke, and he works out every day. Mr.. Lovell was a man of action
Wednesday night.
According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen
came into the Subway at 1949 N. Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m. There was a lone
diner, Mr. Lovell, who was finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the
two men attempted to shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They
got his money, but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun and opened fire. He shot
one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in the head.
When
police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop, K-9 Units found the other
in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash strewn around the front
of the sandwich shop according to Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation
Police Department...
Both men were taken to the Broward General Medical
Center , where one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other,
21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but stable
condition.
Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former
Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for
Pan Am and Delta Airlines.
He is not expected to be charged authorities
said. ''He was in fear for his life,'' Detective Rettig said, "These criminals
ought to realize that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and
aren't intimidated by idiots."
Something tells me this old Marine wasn't
'in fear for his life', even though his life was definitely at risk. The only
thing he could be charged with is participating in an unfair fight. One 71- year
young Marine against two punks. Two head shots and one center body mass shot.
Outstanding shooting! That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and
his meal.
Florida law allows eligible citizens to carry a concealed
weapon. Don't you just love a story with a happy ending? Kinda brings a tear to
your eye-and an evil
Ooh Rah!
:
Retired Marine and
former Pan Am/Delta Pilot,
John Lovell is top gun at Subway sandwich
shop..!
Plantation, Florida:
Last week police
were called to investigate an attempted armed robbery: The 71-year-old retired
Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a Plantation, Florida, Subway shop late
Wednesday, killing one and critically wounding the other, is described as John
Lovell, a former helicopter pilot for two presidents. He doesn't drink, he
doesn't smoke, and he works out every day. Mr.. Lovell was a man of action
Wednesday night.
According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen
came into the Subway at 1949 N. Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m. There was a lone
diner, Mr. Lovell, who was finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the
two men attempted to shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They
got his money, but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun and opened fire. He shot
one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in the head.
When
police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop, K-9 Units found the other
in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash strewn around the front
of the sandwich shop according to Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation
Police Department...
Both men were taken to the Broward General Medical
Center , where one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other,
21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but stable
condition.
Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former
Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for
Pan Am and Delta Airlines.
He is not expected to be charged authorities
said. ''He was in fear for his life,'' Detective Rettig said, "These criminals
ought to realize that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and
aren't intimidated by idiots."
Something tells me this old Marine wasn't
'in fear for his life', even though his life was definitely at risk. The only
thing he could be charged with is participating in an unfair fight. One 71- year
young Marine against two punks. Two head shots and one center body mass shot.
Outstanding shooting! That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and
his meal.
Florida law allows eligible citizens to carry a concealed
weapon. Don't you just love a story with a happy ending? Kinda brings a tear to
your eye-and an evil
