Posted on 07/24/2009 7:16:00 AM PDT by marktwain
A southwest Houston man who told police he shot a knife-wielding carjacker Thursday morning is a getting a strong show of support from some of his neighbors. “He was protecting us,“ said Jaime Zaldivar, who has lived next door to August Peters, 74, for several years on Carona near Wilcrest. Peters pulled in front of the home about 6:30 a.m. when he noticed another car drive past and park along the curb across the street, police said. Soon after Peters got out of his car, Martin Baltazar, 18, came up to him and jammed a knife against his throat, Houston police said. “He said, ‘Give me your car or I'll kill you,' “ said Victor Senties, an HPD spokesman.
Peters reached into his car for a pistol. He began firing, with at least one round striking Baltazar in the abdomen, Houston police said. The wounded Baltazar fled across the street, forcing his way into the home where Luis Ramos lives with his wife and brother.
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“ Ramos said. “I was nervous. I didn't know what to do in this case.“ Ramos said Baltazar finally found the kitchen but was unable to open the locked back door. “He took a big chair and he hit the window,“ Ramos said. The bleeding Baltazar climbed through the shattered window but apparently had a problem holding up his baggy trousers, Ramos said. “He left his pants in the kitchen,“ he said. Baltazar vaulted the backyard fence but was captured moments later by Houston police a few blocks away from where he was shot. He was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital where he was in fair condition, officials said later Thursday. Baltazar has been charged with aggravated robbery with bail set at $30,000. No other injuries were reported.
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What a great story. It would have been better tho had the baggy panted scumbag been killed.
Has obama called the old guy “stupid” yet?
Poor perp should have been a member of this group: http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle1998/libe39-19980626-04.html /joke
Carjacking by all types of gangsta’ street thugs is soooooooo 1994 ...
Guess he didn’t get what he was hoping for.
Give Barry until mid-morning so he can try to play this one from all the angles in the Alinsky playbook.
Axelrod is cross-indexing the summary as we speak.
I do not know the race of the perpetrator....I do not know the race of the perpetrator....I do not know the race of the perpetrator...
First reports yesterday said the guy was 65. I think it happened near Wilcrest. Good for this guy.
At least the car jacker was not one of the 47 million Americans with no access to health care.
This just made my morning.
you don’t need pants for the bleeding dance.
Now THAT is funny, right there!
Baggy pants, untied shoelaces, stealing cars.
Amish?
Guess the baggy pants didn’t help in the getaway.
"Now remember, whenever you gonna jack somebody, always wear a belt. Those baggy pants can be a bitch when running from the cops. Also, if the dude may be armed, don't be showing up with a punk-ass knife. You just gonna get yourself shot in the gut that way. Finally, guys - and I can't emphasize this enough-- ALWAYS make sure you leave your victim dead at the scene. We don't want these wounded guys clogging up the health system. Any questions?"
"Yeah, man, I got a question. What if you ain't got no m-effin' belt?"
"In that case get with the Cap, Shoes and Belt Czar's office and fill out an application. If you have trouble with the paper work, see the Gov't Paper-work Czar. Anything else? Class is nearly over."
Between this story and the one I posted recently where the thug was killed when his gun went off in his saggy pants' pocket, I'm starting to appreciate this fashion among gangstas. You'd think that untied shoe laces and pants that fall to your ankles would be inappropriate dress for criminal activity as they'd hinder the ability to make a quick getaway. But, hey, thugs keep dressing like thugs and you'll be easier to catch (and look funnier on COPS with your pants falling down while getting cuffed).
Amish?
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Either that or Buddhist. You know how angry those folks can be.....
Only $30,000? Granted $3,000 bond isn't chump change, but this violent creep should have been hit with at least $100,000. Houston is turning into Austin.
If he was, as it sounds, gut shot, there is still hope.
Actually you don't, plenty of Hispanic, Asian, and non-Hispanic "whites" wear those stupid baggy pants. In fact my program manager, whose mother is Hispanic but his father was not, wears some mighty ugly baggy shorts when he's out at the range knocking over steel plates, or when he's jamming with the band.
I’ll keep that in my prayers.
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