{"id":2006420,"date":"2023-08-20T17:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T21:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-texan-takes-down-aggressor-who-knocked-elderly-man-unconscious-in-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T22:00:35","slug":"armed-texan-takes-down-aggressor-who-knocked-elderly-man-unconscious-in-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-texan-takes-down-aggressor-who-knocked-elderly-man-unconscious-in-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Texan with gun stops attacker who harmed elderly man in restaurant."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmed-texan-takes-down-aggressor-who-knocked-elderly-man-unconscious-in-restaurant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stock\u2064 Image.\u2062 (Photo credit by TIM SLOAN\/AFP \u200dvia Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>2:43\u2064 PM \u2013 Sunday, August 20, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>At a Texas smokehouse, a man who \u2063had reportedly knocked out an elderly man unconscious\u200d in the restaurant\u2064 restroom \u2062and\u200c assaulted other surrounding patrons was shot by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-blocks-new-york-from-restricting-gun-carry-on-private-property\/\" title=\"Court Blocks New York From Restricting Gun Carry on Private Property\">licensed gun owner<\/a> who\u200b took matters into his own hands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bLeon County \u200dSheriff\u2019s Office \u200creceived \u2062a report regarding \u200cshots\u2062 being fired\u200b at Woody\u2019s Smokehouse shortly after\u200d noon on\u2062 August 14<sup>th<\/sup>, according to the \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02i2nTjaDDhDGCpfEn4xirhxzMSvoa5MaGJZ9Rh6zyBaGkAoNSmX8Qs8bph5qChoFXl&#038;id=100064746787220\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02i2nTjaDDhDGCpfEn4xirhxzMSvoa5MaGJZ9Rh6zyBaGkAoNSmX8Qs8bph5qChoFXl&#038;id=100064746787220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sheriff\u2019s office\u2019s\u2063 Facebook page<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, suspect Kevin Craig Anderson visited\u200c the BBQ restaurant that day in a\u2062 \u201charassing manner\u201d and \u201caggressively approached several customers \u2062inside the store.\u201d The sheriff\u2019s office stated that Anderson is from\u2062 Houston, which is about 115 miles south of Centerville.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson went into the establishment\u2019s restroom and \u201cbegan assaulting an elderly male, knocking\u2064 him unconscious onto the tile floor, and \u200dcontinued assaulting him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Officials said that a\u2063 man with a carry permit then intervened \u200band attempted\u2062 to stop Anderson from continuing his \u200cassault on the unconscious victim.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson reportedly went\u200c on a rampage towards the\u200c armed man,\u2062 \u201cknocking him to the floor and continuing\u2063 to assault him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During\u200c the attack, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-texan-takes-down-aggressor-who-knocked-elderly-man-unconscious-in-restaurant\/\" title=\"Texan with gun stops attacker who harmed elderly man in restaurant.\">armed man finally drew<\/a>\u2062 out\u2062 his\u2064 firearm and\u2062 fired \u200dtwo rounds at the suspect in an area of his body that would not result in a\u2064 quick \u2064death.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson was wounded in the right arm and quickly escaped the restaurant\u200d in a\u2062 vehicle.\u200d Authorities discovered the suspect\u2062 sitting in his vehicle on the shoulder of \u200cIH-45, near the 174 mile marker, and he was flown \u2062to a nearby hospital by helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>All \u2062parties involved were not citizens of Leon \u200cCounty, \u2064investigators stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to local media,\u2063 the sheriff\u2019s department and\u2063 Texas Rangers are currently investigating the matter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screen shot from \u200cthe Leon County emergency management office Facebook page<br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wtaw.com\/#facebook\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Check\u2062 back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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The incident occurred on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at a Texas smokehouse. The armed citizen intervened after a man allegedly attacked multiple people, including an elderly man. The assailant was shot by the licensed gun owner, who decided to take action. 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