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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Soldier Home On Leave Thwarts Florida Bank Robbery

Army staff sergeant says he sprang into action when his two young sons were threatened

An Army staff sergeant home on leave in southwest Florida chased down a suspected bank robber and held him until authorities arrived.

Eddie Peoples was at a Bank of America branch in Sarasota with his two young sons Tuesday when a man walked in with a handgun and demanded cash from the tellers, officials said.

Peoples told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune he sprang into action after the man, identified as 34-year-old Matthew Rogers, threatened his sons.

"The only thing that went through my mind was, 'Don't let them get hurt,'" Peoples told the paper.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

God bless him and the service he has given to our country

Anonymous said...

Threatened his sons? He should have beaten the tar out of that guy and then been given a medal!