ZitatCharlottesville police say two men picked the wrong students to rob at gunpoint. The robbery suspects are behind bars, badly beaten by their victims.
Both suspects have severe injuries to their faces, but the victims - we're told - are doing just fine. The pair who allegedly attempted an armed robbery had the tables turned on them Tuesday night, becoming victims themselves, so to speak.
Johnny Calderon Jr., 19, is facing four charges: two for attempted robbery, one for pointing a firearm and one for using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Calderon has a lot of bruising on his face, but he was not as badly injured as Gerald Allen. Allen's right eye is swollen shut. Allen, 18, is facing a pair of attempted robbery charges.
Police say the suspects, both from Charlottesville, had to be taken to the hospital before going to jail Tuesday night.
The robbery happened along the 2300 block of Fontaine Avenue. When police arrived on the scene, they found two University of Virginia students had beaten up the suspects and detained them.
Police say they do not encourage victims to take matters into their own hands.
Calderon is due in General District Court Friday morning for a hearing. Allen is due in court on October 3.
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ZitatCharlottesville police say two men picked the wrong students to rob at gunpoint. The robbery suspects are behind bars, badly beaten by their victims.
Both suspects have severe injuries to their faces, but the victims - we're told - are doing just fine. The pair who allegedly attempted an armed robbery had the tables turned on them Tuesday night, becoming victims themselves, so to speak.
Johnny Calderon Jr., 19, is facing four charges: two for attempted robbery, one for pointing a firearm and one for using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Calderon has a lot of bruising on his face, but he was not as badly injured as Gerald Allen. Allen's right eye is swollen shut. Allen, 18, is facing a pair of attempted robbery charges.
Police say the suspects, both from Charlottesville, had to be taken to the hospital before going to jail Tuesday night.
The robbery happened along the 2300 block of Fontaine Avenue. When police arrived on the scene, they found two University of Virginia students had beaten up the suspects and detained them.
Police say they do not encourage victims to take matters into their own hands.
Calderon is due in General District Court Friday morning for a hearing. Allen is due in court on October 3.
Generally speaking,trying to disarm a robber is not a smart move to make. I guess this one got too close,and his gun was grabbed and taken away from him.
I'm glad it worked out for the good guys this time,but they were lucky.
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Quote: sneakypete wrote in post #6Generally speaking,trying to disarm a robber is not a smart move to make. I guess this one got too close,and his gun was grabbed and taken away from him.
I'm glad it worked out for the good guys this time,but they were lucky.
I dunno .. It coulda been Chuck Norris and just looked like more than two students!
Quote: sneakypete wrote in post #6Generally speaking,trying to disarm a robber is not a smart move to make. I guess this one got too close,and his gun was grabbed and taken away from him.
I'm glad it worked out for the good guys this time,but they were lucky.
Lord knows the odds are that the one with the gun will keep the advantage. These young thugs must've done something stupid. Maybe this'll smarten them up but sadly if they are truly fools, they won't learn from this.
The bureaucracy: the new fourth branch of government. The bureaucracy is permanent, unaccountable, unelected and choking us like a weed. The bureaucrat exists, generating nothing of value, using perceived problems to justify his existence.
Lord knows the odds are that the one with the gun will keep the advantage. These young thugs must've done something stupid. Maybe this'll smarten them up but sadly if they are truly fools, they won't learn from this.
I would have probably made a move to disarm them myself if I were still under 40. I did disarm a couple of people with knives and one guy with a gun when I was younger,but I am way too stiff and slow-moving to even think about it now unless he would be stupid enough to push it up against me.
Today I would just give them whatever they want,and then shoot them when they turned to run away.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)