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August 23, 2006
Reason # 985473958
The 30-year-old man was in line at a 7-Eleven, 2175 E. 9400 South, just before 8 p.m. When he got to the counter he asked the female clerk for a carton of cigarettes, said Sandy Police Sgt. Victor Quezada. But after he received them he walked out without paying, Quezada said.The clerk told another female clerk who followed him outside the doors and told him to stop.
Instead, the man turned around and punched the clerk in the face, Quezada said.
James Sjostrom was standing in line right behind the man who took the cigarettes and saw the entire thing unfold.
"He just turned and clocked her," Sjostrom said. "He pounded her face. It was pretty vicious."
That's when Sjostrom went after the man who assaulted the store clerk.
and then it got ugly for our would-be-robber:
Sjostrom is a former Marine who taught hand-to-hand combat and currently teaches a course on Russian kettlebells, or the martial art of strength training, at the Sports Mall in Murray.
"I grabbed him, threw him on the ground, put his hands behind his back, sat on him and waited for the cops to come," Sjostrom said.
In just a matter of a few seconds Sjostrom had the man pinned. When the man realized he had no chance, Sjostrom said he became "pretty quiet."
"Anybody would have done the same thing," he said. "Another guy in the store said he was in the Army and asked if I needed any help."
and....
With a grin, Sjostrom replied to the man, "The Marines got here first."
Sigh. Be still my heart...
Posted by LindaSoG at August 23, 2006 02:25 PM
Comments
SEMPER FI BABY!! Dont mess with the Marines. I spent 5 years in the Marine Corps and loved every second of it and if the Corps didnt teach me anything, it did teach me one thing and that was how to fight and take care of myself. Cudos go out to this former Marine that was in the right place at the right time. OORAH!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Austin Petree at August 23, 2006 03:19 PM
oh yeah
Posted by: jane at August 23, 2006 03:57 PM
Wahoo, street justice!!! Too bad the Marines didn't rearrainge the perps mouth just a bit to improve his memory for the next shopping trip around a lady.
Posted by: Jack at August 25, 2006 12:54 AM
OORAH rightbackatcha Austin!
Posted by: LindaSoG at August 25, 2006 05:31 AM
Yannow Jack, if he had, Murtha would have wanted to press charges.
Posted by: LindaSoG at August 25, 2006 05:32 AM