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Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:43 pm
by 308Mike
Not something I'd recommend unless you can catch the suspect by surprise:
Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect with hammer
Published March 11, 2014 | FoxNews.com
George Bradford, 82, said after he told the intruder inside his home to leave and the man refused, he “let him have it.” (MyFoxDetroit.com)
An 82-year-old Detroit man attacked a home invasion suspect with a hammer Sunday after the intruder refused to leave his property,
MyFoxDetroit.com reported.
George Bradford told the station that he woke up to the screams of his daughter and granddaughter after someone broke into the home through a basement window.
Bradford "could hear him walking up the stairs" and said he went into his kitchen to fetch a hammer. When the intruder refused to leave, Bradford said he "let him have it."
"He asked me not to kill him," said Bradford. who hit the intruder once with the hammer.
Detroit police officers then arrived at the scene and say they found a man in his 30s in the front living room area with blood dripping from his head.
The suspect, 33, was treated by medics at the scene, then arrested for home invasion and taken into custody.
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:08 pm
by skb12172
Never mess with an old man. He feels too bad to fight, so he'll just kill you.
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:14 am
by Old Grafton
Points for courage and constructive improvisation. Recommend either heavier hammer any type or ripping hammer in 20 oz. range.
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:34 am
by Aesop
Damn.
I'm
sooooooo disappointed the homeowner's first name wasn't Maxwell.
And I want to send him one of
these.
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 11:01 pm
by Windy Wilson
a 20 oz framing hammer just doesn't have the same acceleration and snap a hammer in the 12 oz range does.
A straight claw, though, is definitely a requirement.
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 3:07 am
by skb12172
Time for a new thread on best hammer for home defense?
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 4:01 am
by Yogimus
I am a rubber mallot type of man myself. I want to let the man on the receiving end know he dun fukt up.
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 4:07 am
by Netpackrat
There's nothing like a good piece of hickory.
Re: Detroit man, 82, attacks home invasion suspect w hammer
Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 8:13 am
by skb12172
Look at that picture. Doesn't he look like exactly the type of no-nonsense, old man that you should definitely NOT f##k with?
I swear, he could be one of about a half dozen geezers in my neighborhood, any of whom would give you the shirt off their backs, yet would shoot you without hesitation if you crossed the line.
