Posted on 09/23/2009 9:18:46 PM PDT by marktwain
PETROS, Tenn. - She may be 75, but she's still a mom. Jesse Williams, 28, discovered that truism Thursday night when the mother of a man he allegedly was fighting shot him once in the leg to stop the assault on her son. According to Morgan County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy William Angel, Williams broke into David Brandenburg's residence at 905 Back Petros Road. The 43-year-old Brandenburg was home and began struggling with the intruder. The fighting men spilled out from the house and onto the yard, where Brandenburg's mother, Ruth Robbins, heard the commotion. Robbins lives next door, Angel said. When Robbins tried to intervene, Williams allegedly assaulted her, Angel said. Robbins then shot Williams once in the leg near the groin area. Williams was taken by ambulance to a hospital after the 9:03 p.m. shooting. He was treated and released. Authorities charged Williams with burglary, aggravated assault and simple assault, Angel said. Although Brandenburg sustained injuries from his battle with Williams, Brandenburg declined medical treatment. Angel said no charges will be filed against Robbins.
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yup
i’m thinking of emily dickenson’s “emphatic thumb”
Google Map the address then Street View.
OMG if you want to see a “Goode Olde Boyze” place this is it!
I guess the word "mom" has now officially replaced the words "woman" and "mother" in every case.
I just knew I would eventually see a news article about an elderly woman who would be referred to as a "mom."
Any other Freepers notice that the childish word "mom" is used in every news story in which a woman is involved? It's such sophomoric writing. What do they teach in "journalism" schools these days?
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