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#1 Gun rule: 'Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he's too old to
fight, he'll just kill you.'
Well, here's the proof:
The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a
Plantation, FL, sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically
wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a former pilot for two
presidents. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he works out everyday.
Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night. According to Plantation
police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway at 1949 N. Pine Rd. Just
after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner -- Lovell , who was finishing his
meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men attempted to shove Lovell
into a bathroom and rob him as well. They got his money. But then Lovell
pulled his handgun, opened fire, shooting one of the thieves in the head
and chest and the other in the head. When police arrived, they found one
of the men in the shop. K-9 units found the other in the bushes of a
nearby business.
They also found cash strewn around the front of the sandwich shop
according to Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation Police
Department. Both men were taken to Broward General Medical Center , where one, Donicio Arrindell , 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other,
21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but
stable condition.
A longtime friend of Lovell was not surprised to hear what happened.
''He'd give you the shirt off his back, and he'd be mad if someone tried
to take the shirt off your back,'' he said. Lovell worked as a pilot for
the Marines, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B.
Johnson .
He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and Delta. Lovell is not married
and does not have children.
He is not expected to be charged, authorities said ''He was in fear for
his life,'' Rettig said. 'These criminals ought to realize that most men
in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't intimidated by
idiots. The only thing he could be charged with is participating in an unfair fight. One 71 -year young Marine against two punks.
Two head shots and one center-body-mass shot - good shooting! That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and his meal.
Don't you just love a story with a happy ending?
fight, he'll just kill you.'
Well, here's the proof:
The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a
Plantation, FL, sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically
wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a former pilot for two
presidents. He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he works out everyday.
Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night. According to Plantation
police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway at 1949 N. Pine Rd. Just
after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner -- Lovell , who was finishing his
meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men attempted to shove Lovell
into a bathroom and rob him as well. They got his money. But then Lovell
pulled his handgun, opened fire, shooting one of the thieves in the head
and chest and the other in the head. When police arrived, they found one
of the men in the shop. K-9 units found the other in the bushes of a
nearby business.
They also found cash strewn around the front of the sandwich shop
according to Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation Police
Department. Both men were taken to Broward General Medical Center , where one, Donicio Arrindell , 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other,
21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but
stable condition.
A longtime friend of Lovell was not surprised to hear what happened.
''He'd give you the shirt off his back, and he'd be mad if someone tried
to take the shirt off your back,'' he said. Lovell worked as a pilot for
the Marines, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B.
Johnson .
He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and Delta. Lovell is not married
and does not have children.
He is not expected to be charged, authorities said ''He was in fear for
his life,'' Rettig said. 'These criminals ought to realize that most men
in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't intimidated by
idiots. The only thing he could be charged with is participating in an unfair fight. One 71 -year young Marine against two punks.
Two head shots and one center-body-mass shot - good shooting! That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and his meal.
Don't you just love a story with a happy ending?
