WW11 Veteran puts attacker in hospital

[Marnie Mowles]

80-year-old John Wayne fan puts attacker in hospital



11:51 AM CST on Thursday, February 14, 2008


By CHRIS HAWES / WFAA-TV


WFAA-TV
The brothers may have planned to kill James Pickett, investigators say.

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Investigators say they were definitely going to rob him - possibly even kill him.
But an 80-year-old North Texan wasn't about to let that happen, so he took action.
One of the suspects is in the hospital and both are facing charges.
Two men obviously thought James Pickett, 80, was an easy target when they showed up at his home on Saturday with a knife.
"He just came through that door, stabbing and beating," said Pickett.
Captain Clint Pullin said it looked as though the men wanted to kill him.
But before you worry too much about Pickett, learn a bit more about him.
He's a WWII veteran, former firefighter and lifelong John Wayne devotee.
In short, even at 80, he is someone you just don't mess with.
What the men didn't know is Picket had taken a pistol and put it in his pocket before opening the door.
"He jumped and turned and I shot him," Picket said.
The two brothers, Paul and Holden Perry, ran but didn't get far before calling an ambulance.
A bullet just missed Paul Perry's spine.
"The only problem was I run out of bullets," Picket said.
A neighbor describes Picket as a "hero."
Worried about retribution, friends are sticking close.
Both brothers face assault, burglary and robbery charges.
Deputies assure James Pickett they aren't likely to get out of jail anytime soon but he isn't worried.
"I think I'm a ten times better shot than and he is... But they best not come back," he said.
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[Robert Ryan]

As the saying goes, "mess with the bull, you get the horns". Great, glad to see these idoits get what they deserve.

[Seascamp]

Hmm.hmm,hmm, them Perry boyos had best get cracking on a cover story before they are sent to the slam where the big junkyard dogs run. I’m not sure where Senior assault ranks with the inmate justice vigilante bunch, but very, very, lowly would be my guess. Perhaps about an inch above whale dump, but not much more, I’d say. Them inmate junkyard dogs do have their way of things but find I’m in short supply of sympathy for those Perry boyos and they can be assured that the best is yet to come, no doubt.

Scamp

[DMZ-LT]

Trespassers will be shot.......... Survivors will be shot again !