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| After his wallet was stolen, man chased thief and beat him to death, New Orleans police say |
| 2018-08-13 |
| [New Orleans Advocate] Simon Morris snapped when a man swiped his wallet outside an Uptown gasoline station Friday morning. He chased the thief across the street and beat him to death with his fists and feet, New Orleans police said. Morris, 31, faces a count of manslaughter after the killing of a man identified in court records only by his first name, Edwin. According to police, Edwin approached Morris and asked him for a dollar outside the Express Mart Gas Station at 4140 S. Claiborne Ave. about 8:20 a.m. Friday. But Edwin then reached into Morris’ back pocket, snatched his wallet and ran across South Claiborne at Milan Street. Morris caught up with him in the rear driveway of Hi Class Customs, an upholstery and window tinting shop at 4201 S. Claiborne. Morris wrested his wallet back and then began beating on Edwin with his fists, police said. At least two people tried to restrain Morris. But he kept punching and then started kicking Edwin, who "was begging Morris to stop and was attempting to cover his face and body," police said. Morris battered Edwin’s head and body "for a duration of five minutes or more," police said. He didn’t stop until one of the witnesses managed to pull him off. The witness said he feared Morris would try to beat him up as well, according to police. Paramedics took Edwin to University Medical Center for treatment, but he died there not long after arrival. Officers detained Morris and later secured a warrant to jail him on a count of manslaughter. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Fat cats on Italian safaris, The diners all stalking their quarries! Their stories were great: "Then I charged at the plate!" What a |
| Posted by: Phil Johnson 2018-08-13 19:44 |
| #13 Which is to say... yard-long dreadlocks on a paleface in NO in August? Dude's gotta be helpless as a baby hippie... or nuttier than pecan pie. I guess Eddie felt lucky. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-08-13 19:22 |
| #12 Is Morris more Buddha or Charlie? More Kush, or more Cream of teh Barley? Should push come to shove, Sez poor Simon, "One Love" A la Marley... or is he more Harley? |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-08-13 19:14 |
| #11 #9 It does illustrate Heinlein's maxim about armed society being a polite one. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-13 18:05 |
| #10 After his wallet was stolen, man chased thief and beat him to death That'll teach him not to take stuff what don't belong to him! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-08-13 17:30 |
| #9 That case I just don't know. I don't know who was saying what. I'm not sure he was in imminent danger of live or limb since the other guy seemed to just be standing there after. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2018-08-13 16:51 |
| #8 :-) |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-13 15:55 |
| #7 Which reminds me - any news about Florida parking lot shooting? Yes, Shooter in fatal Florida 'Stand Your Ground' case arrested for manslaughter |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2018-08-13 15:37 |
| #6 DNC statement, "we need fist control!" Or something like that. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2018-08-13 12:45 |
| #5 pic at link, Dreads. A White |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-08-13 08:45 |
| #4 If Morris is white we'll hear about this for months Which reminds me - any news about Florida parking lot shooting? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-08-13 06:00 |
| #3 Ban Assault Hands! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-08-13 05:51 |
| #2 Asked him for a dollar. Yup, black male. Typical modus operandi, find where your wallet is and then grab it. Only kind strangers who give the dollar get victimized. If Morris is white we'll hear about this for months. If he's not the story will stop right here in the local news. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2018-08-13 01:29 |
| #1 Put me on the jury. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2018-08-13 00:07 |