CCW vs. Criminal

INDIANAPOLIS - A customer at a grocery store stopped an armed robbery by
pulling his own gun and holding the suspect at gunpoint until police
arrived, authorities said.

Charlie Merrell, 51, was standing in a checkout lane at Bucks IGA
Supermarket on Indianapolis' south side when a masked man jumped over a
nearby counter and held a gun on a store employee, according to a police
report made public Wednesday.

While the suspect demanded cash from workers, Merrell pulled his own
handgun, pointed it at the robber and ordered him to put down his
weapon, the report said. After a moment the suspect placed his gun and
the cash on the counter, removed his mask and lay on the floor. Merrell
held him at gunpoint Monday until police arrived and arrested the suspect.

Police said the suspect's gun was not loaded. Merrell had a valid permit
to carry his gun, which was loaded, police said.

The suspect, identified as Dwain Smith, 19, was being held Wednesday
night in Marion County Jail on initial charges of robbery, criminal
confinement, pointing a firearm, battery and carrying a handgun without
a license.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_armed_customer;_ylt=Apudeeh5Lvc_uUy9D6pB_vME1vAI




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