{"id":936962,"date":"2021-10-29T11:29:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=936962"},"modified":"2021-10-29T11:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:29:44","slug":"viral-marine-who-thwarted-robbery-wears-lets-go-brandon-shirt-to-accept-award-county-sheriff-proudly-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-marine-who-thwarted-robbery-wears-lets-go-brandon-shirt-to-accept-award-county-sheriff-proudly-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Marine Who Thwarted Robbery Wears \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 Shirt To Accept Award; County Sheriff Proudly Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fviral-marine-who-thwarted-robbery-wears-lets-go-brandon-shirt-to-accept-award-county-sheriff-proudly-posts%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=936962&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 retired Marine who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-marine-corps-taught-me-not-to-mess-around-veteran-tackles-would-be-robber-mid-heist-authorities-say\">stopped a would-be robbery<\/a> at an Arizona gas station accepted a valor award this week, while wearing some notable attire: an anti-Biden \u201cLet\u2019s go Brandon\u201d t-shirt and a Trump \u201cMAGA\u201d hat.<\/p>\n<p>The Yuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office awarded 32-year-old James Kilcer,&nbsp;who served a tour in Afghanistan, with the YCSO Citizen\u2019s Valor Award, Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The award is given to to those who display \u201cextraordinary heroism and exceptional courage while voluntarily coming to the aid of another citizen during an incident involving criminal activity at extreme, life threatening, personal risk in an attempt to save or protect human life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s described as the \u201chighest award for citizens whose actions warrant recognition,\u201d according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>In a photo posted to the Facebook account of the office, Sheriff Leon Wilmot is shown handing Mr. Kilcer the award, as the good Samaritan wears his \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d shirt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/shop\/lets-go-brandon-t-shirt\"><strong>Get your limited edition \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d t-shirt here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The slogan has become a viral anti-Biden saying following a recent NASCAR race, where an NBC reporter claimed fans were cheering on the race winner, Brandon Brown, when they were actually chanting \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201d Now, \u201cLet\u2019s go Brandon\u201d has become synonymous with \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-marine-corps-taught-me-not-to-mess-around-veteran-tackles-would-be-robber-mid-heist-authorities-say\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, the thwarted robbery was caught on surveillance footage \u2014 footage that quickly went viral due to Kilcer\u2019s incredibly quick and brave reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Kilcer disarms the gunman \u2014 sending his accomplice rushing out the store \u2013and then holds him down until authorities arrive. The sheriff\u2019s office described the encounter as follows:<\/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 S. Fortuna Road. Upon arrival, Deputies learned that three suspects entered the Chevron, one of them armed with a handgun. As the armed suspect walked by Mr. Kilcer while pointing the weapon at the cashier, Kilcer reacted without hesitation, quickly disarming the suspect and taking him to the ground. He was able to immediately gain control of the gun and detain the suspect until Deputies arrived. As a result, no victims were injured and no property loss was sustained.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A retired Marine who stopped a would-be robbery at an Arizona gas station accepted a valor award this week, while wearing some notable attire: an anti-Biden \u201cLet\u2019s go Brandon\u201d t-shirt and a Trump \u201cMAGA\u201d hat.The Yuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office awarded 32-year-old James Kilcer,\u00a0who served a tour in Afghanistan, with the YCSO Citizen\u2019s Valor Award, Tuesday.The award is given to to those who display \u201cextraordinary heroism and exceptional courage while voluntarily coming to the aid of another citizen during an incident involving criminal activity at extreme, life threatening, personal risk in an attempt to save or protect human life.\u201dIt\u2019s described as the \u201chighest award for citizens whose actions warrant recognition,\u201d according to the sheriff\u2019s office.In a photo posted to the Facebook account of the office, Sheriff Leon Wilmot is shown handing Mr. Kilcer the award, as the good Samaritan wears his \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d shirt.Get your limited edition \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d t-shirt hereThe slogan has become a viral anti-Biden saying following a recent NASCAR race, where an NBC reporter claimed fans were cheering on the race winner, Brandon Brown, when they were actually chanting \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201d Now, \u201cLet\u2019s go Brandon\u201d has become synonymous with \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201dAs highlighted by The Daily Wire, the thwarted robbery was caught on surveillance footage \u2014 footage that quickly went viral due to Kilcer\u2019s incredibly quick and brave reaction.Kilcer disarms the gunman \u2014 sending his accomplice rushing out the store \u2013and then holds him down until authorities arrive. The sheriff\u2019s office described the encounter as follows:On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at approximately 4:30 AM, Deputies responded to an armed robbery report at the Chevron located at 10747 S. Fortuna Road. Upon arrival, Deputies learned that three suspects entered the Chevron, one of them armed with a handgun. As the armed suspect walked by Mr. Kilcer while pointing the weapon at the cashier, Kilcer reacted without hesitation, quickly disarming the suspect and taking him to the ground. He was able to immediately gain control of the gun and detain the suspect until Deputies arrived. As a result, no victims were injured and no property loss was sustained.WATCH: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 told\u00a0ABC 15 Arizona\u00a0in an interview that the would-be robber \u201cneeds some Jesus.\u201d\u201cThat boy needs some Jesus,\u201d the 32-year-old said. \u201cHe\u2019s going down the wrong path real quick.\u201dHe also detailed the incident, The Daily Wire highlighted:\u201cI was just getting ready to turn around to leave and I heard the door swinging open in an aggressive fashion,\u201d Kilcer explained. \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.\u201dRelated:\u00a0WATCH: \u2018Marine Corps Taught Me Not To [Mess] Around\u2019: Veteran Tackles Would-Be Robber Mid-Heist, Authorities\u00a0SayRelated:\u00a0GOP Rep Wears \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 Mask On House Floor; Dem Not Happy: \u2018Vulgar\u00a0Slogan\u2019The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-936962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}