{"id":909108,"date":"2021-10-22T07:44:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=909108"},"modified":"2021-10-22T07:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T11:44:36","slug":"watch-marine-corps-taught-me-not-to-mess-around-veteran-tackles-would-be-robber-mid-heist-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-marine-corps-taught-me-not-to-mess-around-veteran-tackles-would-be-robber-mid-heist-authorities-say\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: \u2018Marine Corps Taught Me Not To [Mess] Around\u2019: Veteran Tackles Would-Be Robber Mid-Heist, Authorities Say"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fwatch-marine-corps-taught-me-not-to-mess-around-veteran-tackles-would-be-robber-mid-heist-authorities-say%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=909108&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--><p>A former marine stopped a would-be robbery at an Arizona gas station early Wednesday morning by wrestling down a would-be robber wielding a gun, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The botched robbery was caught on surveillance footage, showing a customer disarm a gunman and send his accomplice fleeing. The Yuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office said that the customer, identified as 32-year-old James Kilcer, then held down one of the would-be robbers until authorities arrived. The sheriff\u2019s office said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1197331097420919\">statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at approximately 4:30 AM, Deputies responded to an armed robbery report at the Chevron located at 10747 E. North Frontage Road.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Upon arrival, Deputies learned of three suspects entering the Chevron, one of them armed with a handgun. The armed suspect walked next to a store customer while pointing the weapon toward the cashier when the customer acted immediately and disarmed him. The other two suspects fled the area when they witnessed their fellow criminal stopped. The customer was able to detain the suspect he disarmed until law enforcement arrived.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The suspect detained during the incident was a juvenile and was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center for one count of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The other two suspects are still currently outstanding.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No injuries reported from any of the victims. This case remains under investigation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Marine Corps taught me not to [mess] around,\u201d Kiilcer told deputies when asked how he was able to take down the gunman and control the situation.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ZERO FEAR: <br \/>When this Yuma, AZ veteran saw some criminals pop in guns high \u2014 he didn&#8217;t wait for things to potentially go south.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Marine Corp taught me not to [mess] around,\u201d he later said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The few, the proud&#8217; for a reason. <br \/>More on the story on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abc15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ABC15<\/a> at 10. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fGjKthcXvO\">pic.twitter.com\/fGjKthcXvO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Crenshaw (@ZachCrenshaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachCrenshaw\/status\/1451049409785909251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kilcer, who did a tour in Afghanistan, later sat for an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/news\/crime\/marine-veteran-disarms-robber-the-situation-had-to-be-dealt-with\">ABC 15 Arizona<\/a> and retold the incident from his perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just getting ready to turn around to leave and I heard the door swinging open in an aggressive fashion,\u201d Kilcer said. \u201cIt kind of had my spidey senses tingling a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kilcer turned around to see a man pointing a gun at him. \u201cWell my first thought was that it was an awfully small barrel,\u201d the former marine said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation had to be dealt with, and there was really only one way to deal with it,\u201d he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former marine stopped a would-be robbery at an Arizona gas station early Wednesday morning by wrestling down a would-be robber wielding a gun, according to authorities.The botched robbery was caught on surveillance footage, showing a customer disarm a gunman and send his accomplice fleeing. The Yuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office said that the customer, identified as 32-year-old James Kilcer, then held down one of the would-be robbers until authorities arrived. The sheriff\u2019s office said in a statement:On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at approximately 4:30 AM, Deputies responded to an armed robbery report at the Chevron located at 10747 E. North Frontage Road.Upon arrival, Deputies learned of three suspects entering the Chevron, one of them armed with a handgun. The armed suspect walked next to a store customer while pointing the weapon toward the cashier when the customer acted immediately and disarmed him. The other two suspects fled the area when they witnessed their fellow criminal stopped. The customer was able to detain the suspect he disarmed until law enforcement arrived.The suspect detained during the incident was a juvenile and was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center for one count of armed robbery and one count of aggravated assault.The other two suspects are still currently outstanding.No injuries reported from any of the victims. This case remains under investigation.\u201cThe Marine Corps taught me not to [mess] around,\u201d Kiilcer told deputies when asked how he was able to take down the gunman and control the situation.ZERO FEAR: When this Yuma, AZ veteran saw some criminals pop in guns high \u2014 he didn&#8217;t wait for things to potentially go south.\u201cThe Marine Corp taught me not to [mess] around,\u201d he later said.&#8217;The few, the proud&#8217; for a reason. More on the story on @ABC15 at 10. pic.twitter.com\/fGjKthcXvO\u2014 Zach Crenshaw (@ZachCrenshaw) October 21, 2021Kilcer, who did a tour in Afghanistan, later sat for an interview with ABC 15 Arizona and retold the incident from his perspective.\u201cI was just getting ready to turn around to leave and I heard the door swinging open in an aggressive fashion,\u201d Kilcer said. \u201cIt kind of had my spidey senses tingling a little bit.\u201dKilcer turned around to see a man pointing a gun at him. \u201cWell my first thought was that it was an awfully small barrel,\u201d the former marine said.\u201cThe situation had to be dealt with, and there was really only one way to deal with it,\u201d he continued. \u201cI picked my target and said that\u2019s the one I\u2019m going for and he took an extra step towards me, towards the counter and he was in my reach.\u201d\u201cI hit him and the gun before my keys hit the ground. That\u2019s how fast I moved \u2013 and I\u2019m a little chubby guy. So I mean, I don\u2019t move that fast anymore. I\u2019ve put on a couple pounds since the Marine Corps,\u201d Kilcer said. The former marine, who was unarmed at the time, swung his shopping bag at the gunman\u2019s head and \u201csmashed him in the face and may or may not have broke his nose because he was bleeding all over the place.\u201dThe gunman that Kilcer took down told Kilcer he was 14 years old.\u201cThat boy needs some Jesus,\u201d Kilcer stated. \u201cHe\u2019s going down the wrong path real quick.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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