Woman, 8 Children Inside As Gunmen Burst into Home. (Stupid Criminal And Fat Perp Alert!)

NBC4.i (WCMH-TV4) ^ | 5 October 2005 | NBC4 Staff

[buccaneer81]

Woman, 8 Children Inside As Gunmen Burst Into Home

UPDATED: 5:58 pm EDT October 5, 2005

ASHVILLE, Ohio -- Three men were taken into custody early Wednesday after they allegedly broke into a home and held a woman at gunpoint.

A woman and eight children were inside the Ashville Pike home when the heavily armed men barged in, NBC 4's Mike Bowersock reported.

A 17-year-old girl walked downstairs and discovered a man she didn't know talking to her sister-in-law. She thought something was wrong and called the sheriff's department, Bowersock reported.

"One of the children in the house called us and alerted us first," said Lt. Dale Parish of the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office. "We responded to the house and (the suspects) were still here."

One of the suspects, Eric Groce, weighs 450 pounds and sheriff's deputies needed a special transport vehicle to haul him to jail, Bowersock reported.

Deputies said they captured one of the men, Derrick Harris, 23, after he was spotted climbing out of a window. Groce, 21, and Brandon Henry, 19, were inside the home when authorities entered.

Authorities said the woman who was inside the home told Groce and Henry that there was a way to escape through the basement. The woman then locked the door to the basement after they entered the room and they were later removed by members of the Columbus SWAT unit a couple hours later, Bowersock reported.

"I was asked this morning if that was a smart move on her part and obviously, the end resolution tells that she did the right thing," said Lt. Robert Radcliff, of the Pickaway County Sheriff's office.

The three men were being processed and charges were expected to be filed later Wednesday.

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[buccaneer81]

Gotta love taking a 450 pound guy with you on a home invasion.

[LongElegantLegs]

Authorities said the woman who was inside the home told Groce and Henry that there was a way to escape through the basement. The woman then locked the door to the basement after they entered the room and they were later removed by members of the Columbus SWAT unit a couple hours later, Bowersock reported.

*snicker*

[WasDougsLamb]

One of the suspects, Eric Groce, weighs 450 pounds and sheriff's deputies needed a special transport vehicle to haul him to jail, Bowersock reported

He needs to get a new profession. He wouldn't even be able to out run the cops.

[GSlob]

"Gotta love taking a 450 pound guy with you on a home invasion."
But of course! He'd make a nice human shield - just in the case of armed homeowner.

[andyk]

"I was asked this morning if that was a smart move on her part and obviously, the end resolution tells that she did the right thing," said Lt. Robert Radcliff

If they had guns, and defended themselves, this LT wouldn't be harping about the "end resolution". He'd be saying that he's glad everything worked out, but that people should do whatever the man with the gun tells you to do.

[varyouga]

LOL. Locking these clowns in the basement is even better than filling em with lead. Good story!

[TASMANIANRED]

He is the battering ram.

[i_dont_chat]

I liked the part about the woman, telling the bad guys that there was an exit through the basement. And when they went into the basement, she locked them in and kept them there for the police.

ha ha

[MikefromOhio]

holy crap....

my in-laws live in Ashville....

[dead]

Are we entirely sure this isn't an upcoming episode of "My Name is Earl"?

[Heyworth]

[buccaneer81]

my in-laws live in Ashville...

My wife's ex-husband is an Ashville cop. He told my step-daughter that they (the police) couldn't stop laughing after this incident.

[buccaneer81]

Yep! That's Eric.

[MikefromOhio]

I'd believe it...

that was an absolutely brilliant move by those kids....

[CO Gal]

Can you imagine the blood spill that would result from shooting a 450 lb. man?? It would make the elevator scene in the movie "The Shining" look like a paper cut! Yowza!

[Cicero]

A comedy of errors with a happy ending.

[TexasTransplant]

"This is Tyrone, He's our Getaway driver"

"Well exactly what the f**K can he get away from?"


(From the Movie "Snatch" which is such a classic for one and two liners)

[TexasTransplant]

Betcha they don't have an Orange suit that fits, and HE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.

TT

[windcliff]

ping

[stbdside]

That perp is guilty of being terminally "STUCK ON STUPID".

[festus]

Eric Groce, weighs 450 pounds and sheriff's deputies needed a special transport vehicle to haul him to jail,

The old lasso around the neck and tied to the saddle horn and a nice slow walk to the county jail don't work no more ?

[najida]

"No you just walk on down those stairs darlin',
and not only will you find a way out, but a big ole fresh banana puddin', right out of the oven."

[It's me]

Eric Groce, weighs 450 pounds a

Yeah, Eric certianly is groce!

[Albion Wilde]

Gotta love taking a 450 pound guy with you on a home invasion.

Hope he was wearing Depends when the cops arrived!

[John Williams]

The old lasso around the neck and tied to the saddle horn and a nice slow walk to the county jail don't work no more ? You'll end up dragging him 2/3rds of the way there. I'd imagine it's bad for the horse.

[It's me]

Oh my GOSH!!


UN- freaking- believable!!!

[Pearls Before Swine]

If they had guns,

...over-penetration would not have been a problem with Mr. Groce. (Pronounced GROSS?)

[buccaneer81]

(Pronounced GROSS?)

Yes. That's how the reporter pronounced it on the five o'clock news. Fitting, wouldn't you say?

[Erasmus]

"Will home-invade for food."

[SeniorMoment]

DEAD - ROTFLMAO!!

[SeniorMoment]

(To the "COPS" theme tune)

Fat boy, fat boy
whatchya gonna do
Whatchya gonna do when there's no more food

[MD_Willington_1976]

Did they use him as the entry tool...LOL

I can imagine the other two throwing bread bags full of twinkies at the door and having the fat fool chase the bags resulting in his bumbling & smashing down the door like in a Chris Farley skit on SNL

[Larry Lucido]

[festus]

hahahahahaha.

Good point.

[dionne040]

of course the media has blown this situation up and unfortuneatly made it appear to be a home invasion, but ask yourself this question...this woman claims that these guys robbed her as well as pistol whipped her and the trusted her to go into a basement that had an escape dorr. If this is factual then why was there a alleged stand off and why did'nt the guys try to go out of the door? why when the police arrived did the woman refuse to let the police in when in fact these guys were in the basemnent? so what is she hiding?