Posted on 05/02/2017 9:56:13 AM PDT by simpson96
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - An attempted burglary in Kingsport goes horribly wrong, for the burglar. Police say 34-year-old, Joe Sotello and his girlfriend, tried to con their way into a Kingsport home for the purpose of stealing, however the three women inside fought back.
Standing at only four feet and eight inches, Lisa Morelock may seem small, but that didn't stop her from fighting off an attacker more than twice her size.
"I guess that was a shock to his system,” said Lisa Morelock.
Over the weekend Morelock answered a knock at her door to find a woman who claimed she needed help finding her lost dog. When she pulled back the door a man in a black ski mask, who authorities have identified as Sotello, jumped out and tried to pull Morelock outside.
"He said ‘this is a robbery’,” said Morelock. “It was like we were playing football and I was the smallest quarterback in the world."
Sotello continuously tried to force his way into the home, Morelock said when she saw his gun she grabbed a baseball bat she keeps by the front door to defend herself.
Her 18-year-old daughter and a friend were inside and immediately helped her fight him off.
"I guess I'm proud of us because we defended ourselves,” said Morgan Morelock. “I just hate that it had to happen."
During the ordeal, Lisa Morelock managed to pull back Sotello’s mask and see his face, it was someone she knew.
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Whack-a-Joe
Mama wamped him good!
“So the question is, after learning his identity, do you hit him harder or go easier on him?”
Hit him harder, because now if he gets the upper hand, he has to kill you.
Definitely a “Crack” head...
I know...LOL
Looks like she got a hit! And, she stopped two home runs!
I love that movie
Just an attempt at humor...
Ah. Yes. Besides....let’s say he was over 9ft. He would be pretty danged easy to bring down with a baseball bat being weilded by an ankle biter.
This knuckle-dragger looks like he is in a serious world of hurt...
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