Knife pwns Shotgun

**Grashnak** · Posted On: 5/31/2006 6:20am

The morals of this news story are:

Don't point a shotgun at someone if you're a dumbass
Don't try and jump on the back of someone with a knife
Crime does not pay

Knife pwns shotgun

Ex-Marine fends off robbers, kills 1

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A former Marine cook used a pocketknife to fend off a group of would-be robbers, killing one and wounding another, police said.

Thomas Autry, who authorities said will not be charged, was walking home from his job waiting tables Monday night when four people got out of a car and chased him, Atlanta police detective Danny Stephens said. One attacker had a shotgun, and another had a pistol.

"My first instinct was to run, but they cornered me, so I had no other choice than to defend myself," Autry said.

The suspects caught up with Autry, who yelled for help and pulled a knife out of his backpack. He kicked the shotgun out of one of the attacker's hands and stabbed both a 17-year-old girl who jumped on him and a man who also attacked him.

The suspects fled in their car, but police found them later at a hospital, where the girl was pronounced dead. The stabbed man was in critical condition, Stephens said.

Autry's attackers will face robbery and assault charges and are suspected in other recent robberies, Stephens said.

Autry, 36, suffered a cut to his hand and a bruise on his chest, Stephens said.

Autry said he was honorably discharged in 1992 after serving for four years. The Department of Defense confirmed his service.

**konosan** · Posted On: 5/31/2006 7:29am

Simper Fi!

**Rashomon** · Posted On: 5/31/2006 7:45am

You beat me to it, Grashnak. Here's another link, this one from the guy's local paper: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...metmarine.html

God bless our service men. How appropriate that this happened on Memorial Day. Good show!

**slamdunc** · Posted On: 5/31/2006 8:05am

I no longer cling to the saying 'Don't bring a knife to a gun fight'.
I'm glad this guy won't be charged; he was only defending himself.

**TehDeadlyDimMak** · Posted On: 5/31/2006 10:11pm

Even if he was attacked, I find the death of a 17 year old girl tragic.

**Grashnak** · Posted On: 6/01/2006 7:35pm

I find it tragic that a 17 year old girl would be out robbing people at gunpoint. Its a sad fucking world when stuff like this happens.

**bad credit** · Posted On: 6/01/2006 8:00pm

You guys shoulda read the other, older thread on this. The 17 year old girl turned out to pregnant, and the Marine felt remorseful, according to the police and reporters. Personally, I'd like a play by play on this, 'cause I can't see how he didn't get shot by the pistol. Oh, and good riddance to the scum he dispatched. It's just too bad about the fetus.

**konosan** · Posted On: 6/01/2006 8:04pm

Originally Posted by bad credit

You guys shoulda read the other, older thread on this. The 17 year old girl turned out to pregnant, and the Marine felt remorseful, according to the police and reporters. Personally, I'd like a play by play on this, 'cause I can't see how he didn't get shot by the pistol. Oh, and good riddance to the scum he dispatched. It's just too bad about the fetus.

The Fetus would have been scum anyway.

**** them all.

Go Marine Corps!

**Grashnak** · Posted On: 6/02/2006 8:25am

Originally Posted by bad credit

You guys shoulda read the other, older thread on this. The 17 year old girl turned out to pregnant, and the Marine felt remorseful, according to the police and reporters. Personally, I'd like a play by play on this, 'cause I can't see how he didn't get shot by the pistol. Oh, and good riddance to the scum he dispatched. It's just too bad about the fetus.

Ah, but the most recent story said an autopsy reveal she wasn't pregnant and that the pistol misfired. I find this believable because a group of 4 people with a shotgun and a pistol who get thumped by a dude with a "pocket knife" (I'm thinking the reporter has never heard of a tactical folder here), probably aren't smart enough to properly maintain a firearm.