JJC
Regular Member
A Retired Marine and former Pan Am/Delta Pilot John Lovell is Top Gun at
Subway sandwich shop!
Plantation, Florida: Last week police were called to investigate an
attempted armed robbery: The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire
on
two robbers at a Plantation, Florida, Subway shop late Wednesday,
killing
one and critically wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a
former
helicopter pilot for two presidents. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke,
and
he works out every day. Mr. Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night.
According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway
at
1949 N. Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner, Mr. Lovell,
who
was finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men attempted
to
shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They got his
money,
but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun and opened fire. He shot one of
the
thieves in the head and chest and the other in the head.
When police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop, K-9 Units
found
the other in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash
strewn
around the front of the sandwich shop according to Detective Robert
Rettig
of the Plantation Police Department.
Both men were taken to the Broward General Medical Center, where one,
Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other, 21-year-old
Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but stable condition.
Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former Presidents
John F.
Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and
Delta Airlines.
He is not expected to be charged authorities said. ''He was in fear for
his
life,'' Detective Rettig said, "These criminals ought to realize that
most
men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't intimidated by
idiots."
Something tells me this old Marine wasn't 'in fear for his life', even
though his life was definitely at risk. The only thing he could be
charged
with is participating in an unfair fight. (One 71- year young Marine
against
two punks. Two head shots and one center body mass shot.)
Outstanding shooting! That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and
his
meal.
Florida law allows eligible citizens to carry a concealed weapon.
Don't you just love a story with a happy ending?
If it weren't for the United States military,
there'd be NO United States of America.
Subway sandwich shop!
Plantation, Florida: Last week police were called to investigate an
attempted armed robbery: The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire
on
two robbers at a Plantation, Florida, Subway shop late Wednesday,
killing
one and critically wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a
former
helicopter pilot for two presidents. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke,
and
he works out every day. Mr. Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night.
According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway
at
1949 N. Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner, Mr. Lovell,
who
was finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men attempted
to
shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They got his
money,
but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun and opened fire. He shot one of
the
thieves in the head and chest and the other in the head.
When police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop, K-9 Units
found
the other in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash
strewn
around the front of the sandwich shop according to Detective Robert
Rettig
of the Plantation Police Department.
Both men were taken to the Broward General Medical Center, where one,
Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other, 21-year-old
Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but stable condition.
Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former Presidents
John F.
Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and
Delta Airlines.
He is not expected to be charged authorities said. ''He was in fear for
his
life,'' Detective Rettig said, "These criminals ought to realize that
most
men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't intimidated by
idiots."
Something tells me this old Marine wasn't 'in fear for his life', even
though his life was definitely at risk. The only thing he could be
charged
with is participating in an unfair fight. (One 71- year young Marine
against
two punks. Two head shots and one center body mass shot.)
Outstanding shooting! That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and
his
meal.
Florida law allows eligible citizens to carry a concealed weapon.
Don't you just love a story with a happy ending?
If it weren't for the United States military,
there'd be NO United States of America.
