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| Man uses artificial leg to take down armed robber |
| 2011-04-02 |
| [Arab News] MIDDLETON, Massachusetts: An American man who used his prosthetic leg to take down a robber says he didn't have time to think, he just reacted. Stephen Cornell peered through the window of his neighborhood convenience store in Middleton on Wednesday and saw a man pointing a gun at the owner. He tells The Salem News he intended to tackle the thief when he left JC Grill & Pizza, but instead stuck out his artificial leg and tripped him. Cornell and owner Edson Andrade disarmed the thief and dragged him back into the store in a chokehold before calling police. The weapon was a pellet gun. The 55-year-old Cornell lost his leg at age 12. The suspect, 23-year-old Eric Homen, pleaded not guilty "Wudn't me." to charges including armed robbery. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I guess you don't want to mess with this guy - he'll rip his own leg off and |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-04-02 14:48 |
| #2 "Odds that Mr. Cornell gets charged with assault with an unregistered prosthetic leg?" In England, he undoubtedly would, Pappy. In Taxachusetts, who knows? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-02 14:25 |
| #1 Odds that Mr. Cornell gets charged with assault with an unregistered prosthetic leg? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-04-02 13:53 |