Friday, October 23, 2009

Marine Retiree Captures Bank Robber

Choked him into unconsciousness, he did:

Gary Mattson, 59, said after he allegedly heard a man tell a female bank teller "I have a gun, I will shoot you" on Wednesday, he put the squeeze on the man until the suspect lost consciousness, the Las Vegas Sun reported.

"I guess my Marine training, the fight or flight instinct, kicked in. I had to do something. After all, he threatened a woman," Mattson said of the incident at WaMu/Chase Bank branch.


Only problem with the story is the headline that describes Mattson as an "ex-Marine." I think that they prefer to be called former Marines, a slight but important distinction.

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