Western Journal.
Police say a man who allegedly pistol-whipped an employee at a dollar store during an armed robbery in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last week is in jail thanks to the actions of an armed good Samaritan.
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A man approached him and asked to be let into the store, claiming he had left his phone inside, police said.
According to authorities, the man, who was identified as 20-year-old Nicolas Richard Lee Deas, did not leave his phone in the store but intended to rob it — which police say he did.
Police said Deas, who was allegedly carrying a stolen handgun, had an accomplice, and both of them entered the store together.
Per officers, Deas ordered the employee to the store’s safe at gunpoint and told him, “Give me the money or I will kill you.”
The employee complied with the order and offered up $1,200 from the safe. Police said he was pistol-whipped multiple times in the back, neck and arm.
The commotion was apparently loud enough that it roused the attention of a business owner who was in close proximity.
The man, who was armed, ran toward the situation, entered the store and drew his gun on Deas, police said.
No shots were fired, but the good Samaritan, whose name has not been released, held the suspect at gunpoint until officers could come and make an arrest – which they did.
According to the report, the clerk was closing the store. This is perfect timing for a robbery, and makes the request suspicious. The clerk should always have a firearm and he (or she) should have unholstered it at that very moment. The decision to allow the boy back into the store was an error. I’ll venture that it won’t be made again.
It’s a shame this kid wasn’t put out of our misery because the OT requirement that he be either executed or made a slave to the offended until all debts were repaid in multiples, won’t be followed. Instead, the state will put him inside a cage with other hardened criminals, pretend they have the power to rehabilitate him, and pay for his housing, food and medical care for several decades.
Some of us have feral animals to deal with in survival situations, some have two-legged threats, and some have both.