timesjoke Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Johns Hopkins student kills apparent burglar with sword - CNN.com (CNN) -- A Johns Hopkins University student killed an apparent burglar with a samurai sword after discovering the man in his garage, police said Tuesday. Baltimore, Maryland, police received a phone call shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday about a suspicious person, and an off-duty officer arrived at the scene with campus security, city police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. When authorities arrived, they heard calls for help and for police, he said. They discovered a suspected burglar with a severed left hand and severe lacerations to his upper body, Guglielmi said. The suspect died at the scene, he said. The man had entered a home where several Johns Hopkins students lived, Guglielmi said. Four students, one armed with a samurai sword, had confronted the suspect in the garage. The man "lunged" at the students, and the student with the sword defended himself, severing the man's left hand and cutting his upper body, Guglielmi said. Police did not release the name of the suspect, who Guglielmi said had a long criminal history, or that of the student. Police questioned the three witnesses, Guglielmi said, and released them. It was not immediately clear whether all four students lived at the house, he said. Authorities are determining whether the student will face criminal charges, Guglielmi said. Burglars had taken two laptops and a Sony PlayStation from the students' home Monday, Guglielmi said. The burglary suspect had been released from prison Saturday, Guglielmi said. Released on Saturday, killed in the process of burglary, seems like he has been rewarded for his long and well established career. Quote
emkay64 Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 You can't mess with a student's Playstation. 1 Quote
eddo Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 You can't mess with a student's Playstation. more likely the WoW guilds that were on the laptops, lol Quote I'm trusted by more women.
RegisteredAndEducated Posted September 16, 2009 Posted September 16, 2009 Kick... Ass... Hope the kid gets away clean. He performed a public service and did it with a freakin samuri sword! Quote Intelligent people think... how ignorance must be bliss.... idiots have it so easy, it's not fair... to have to think... WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE AMONG THOSE FORTUNATE MASSES..... Hey, "Non-believers" I've just got one thing to say to ya... If you're right, then what difference does it make, it wont matter when we're dead anyway... But if I'm right... Well, hey... Ya better be right...
atlantic Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 I hope he doesn't have to face charges. If I were on a jury for a case like this I would certainly find this guy innocent. The perp had the choice to run away. Quote Do the right thing!
timesjoke Posted September 17, 2009 Author Posted September 17, 2009 I hope he doesn't have to face charges. If I were on a jury for a case like this I would certainly find this guy innocent. The perp had the choice to run away. The perp also had the choice to not do the crime in the first place. 1 Quote
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