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Good guy with a gun rescues sexually assaulted woman in Austin, TX
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:05 pm
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AUSTIN - For years, Josh Williams has run at least once a week along Austin's busy Hike-and-Bike Trail.
He always carries his cell phone for emergencies, and a flashlight to help him see in darkened areas.
He also carries a gun.
"It's dark, and I don't know what's out there, so I have it to protect myself and other people," Williams, 39, told Tony Plohetski in a recent KVUE News/Austin American-Statesman joint-exclusive interview. "That's what it's all about anyway, to help other people with it, not just myself."
On the morning of Sept. 15, at around 5:30 a.m., Williams was running on the north side of the trail. He heard screams from a woman, pointed his flashlight in the direction of them and said he realized that she was being sexually assaulted.
The crime was one of three similar incidents in a several week period that put runners' on edge along the busy path.
"I came up, pulled my gun and told him to get off of her," he said. "Get on your knees and show me your hands."
The man, who police later identified as 22-year-old Richard McEachern, ran away from the area. But based off of Williams' description and the description from the woman he attacked, police found and arrested him several days later.
He has been licensed to carry the weapon, a Glock 43, for about 10 years.
He said on the morning of the woman's assault, he's glad he had it -- and that he was there to help.
This post was edited on 11/14/17 at 2:06 pm
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Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:06 pm to tke857
roy moore is loose again?
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:07 pm to tke857
Should have blown a load right through that scumbag.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:09 pm to tigerbutt
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Should have blown a load right through that scumbag.
I wish, but that's not the America we live in anymore.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:10 pm to tigerbutt
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Should have blown a load right through that scumbag
Phrasing.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:11 pm to tke857
Wish he would have killed the POs. He will get out of jail in 2 years.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:12 pm to tke857
'Merica
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:13 pm to TH03
Perp was trying to blow a load, but was an unwanted advance.
Hero was not trying to blow a load, but after a wanted advance... probably will.
to the good guys.
Hero was not trying to blow a load, but after a wanted advance... probably will.
to the good guys. quote:
"I don't see myself as being a hero," he said. "But I guess I am."
This post was edited on 11/14/17 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:14 pm to tke857
that's a rough 22
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:23 pm to tke857
If I had to carry a gun, cell phone, and flashlight just to go for a run then I would prob find a better place to run or get it in during daylight hours.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:23 pm to GeauxTigersGo
He looks like Kershaw after a 10 year bender.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:27 pm to GeauxTigersGo
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that's a rough 22
That poor woman is going to be haunted by that image for a long time. The penalty for crimes like this should be death by whatever way the victim chooses.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:28 pm to tke857
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He always carries his cell phone for emergencies, and a flashlight to help him see in darkened areas.
He also carries a gun.
how does he carry all this shite while running?
Posted on 11/14/17 at 2:33 pm to cas4t
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how does he carry all this shite while running?
Definitely one of the those runners that has a fanny pack.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 3:38 pm to JetsetNuggs
a gun in a fanny pack is pretty hardcore.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:01 pm to cas4t
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how does he carry all this shite while running?
Cargo shorts?
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:05 pm to cas4t
A gun in your fanny pack is about as mixed a message as you can project.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:19 pm to tke857
In a sea of bull shite we finally have a legitimate sexual assault case . Props to the good guy for stopping this
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:30 pm to cas4t
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how does he carry all this shite while running?
Posted on 11/14/17 at 5:02 pm to Taffeta
A bigger man would have taken that creep down and delivered him to the cops. But good on the guy for realizing he is a wuss and carrying a gun everywhere he goes.
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