Skull-masked armed robber foiled via Machete.

bobyclumsyninja · 3/31/2011 1:49am

Wearing a skull mask, and wielding a gun, a man burst into an Orlando house early Tuesday morning demanding money and pills.

At one point, the fiance of a women threatened with the intruder's gun, walked out from the back room hiding a machete behind his back, and then confronted the intruder.

Upon then being confronted with the machete, the intruder fled outside, firing back several times at the knife-wielding persuer.
Officers searched for him at the scene, and a subsequent phone tip led deputies to a nearby dumpster, where they found 36-year-old Neil Johnson, his mask, and a semi-automatic weapon.

Johnson, is being held at the Orange County Jail without bond, facing a charge of armed occupied burglary with a firearm.

On a side note, during the arrest, a deputy was bitten by one of the K-9 dogs involved, but not seriously hurt.

Bullies....W....T......F
>>>>?<<<<<<

**ericsenn** · Posted On: 3/31/2011 5:58pm

machete ftw!

**The_Beak** · Posted On: 3/31/2011 9:29pm

Machetes are cheap and widely available.

**StepInCross** · Posted On: 3/31/2011 10:40pm

Why was the robber afraid of a guy with a MELEE weapon. What did the robber think the guy with the machete would do fucking deflect his bullets!?

**Permalost** · Posted On: 3/31/2011 10:46pm

Originally Posted by StepInCross

Why was the robber afraid of a guy with a MELEE weapon. What did the robber think the guy with the machete would do fucking deflect his bullets!?

Because bullets can't deflect a machete either, and pissed off people with machetes are scary.

**bobyclumsyninja** · Posted On: 3/31/2011 11:29pm

Originally Posted by StepInCross

Why was the robber afraid of a guy with a MELEE weapon. What did the robber think the guy with the machete would do fucking deflect his bullets!?

Like most people, even those who wield guns, when the moment arrived, he didn't have it in him to shoot someone....let alone four people. Just like tma's where you're supposed to gouge an eye out, or rip the cheek open with a fishhook move.

I"m glad he didn't shoot anyone...mind you.

**antman** · Posted On: 4/05/2011 12:10am

lucky he didnt end up like this: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3129406

**wetware** · Posted On: 4/05/2011 12:17am

Originally Posted by The_Beak

Machetes are cheap and widely available.

So... a machete is like judo?

**Like_A_Boss** · Posted On: 4/05/2011 4:25am

Originally Posted by wetware

So... a machete is like judo?

There basically the same thing

**dwkfym** · Posted On: 4/05/2011 11:04pm

Its not just that. At close range, machete's lethality against an assailant within a few steps goes up tremendously against a firearm. On the other hand, firearm's lethality doesn't really change if the distance is closer. Guy made the smart move.

Plus, jail time for armed robbery might be better than jail time for murder + armed robbery + whatever else charges, even if you win.