Marine Corps taught me not to [mess] around’: Customer disarms robber during stick up at convenience store
by
Caitlin Doornbos
• Stars and Stripes • October 21, 2021
James Kilcer, who claimed to be a Marine Corps veteran, shown Wednesday in surveillance footage disarming a would-be robber at a convenience store in Yuma, Ariz., according to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office. (Screenshot from Yuma County Sheriff’s Office video)
WASHINGTON – A man who said he was a Marine Corps veteran is being heralded in Yuma, Ariz., for his quick reaction in disarming a would-be robber Wednesday at a gas station convenience store, according to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office.
James Kilcer’s heroics were
captured in eight seconds of surveillance footage that show him standing with his back to the store’s front door as two masked men – one with a handgun and another with a bag – enter the store. The armed robber immediately pointed the gun directly at Kilcer, who turned around to see the two men.
The armed robber then turned the gun toward the cashier. That’s when Kilcer quickly acted, grabbing the handgun. He then wrestled the robber to the ground and out of the camera’s view.
“The customer was able to detain the suspect he disarmed until law enforcement arrived,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement late Wednesday. “No injuries reported from any of the victims.”
The unarmed robber and a third person not seen in the video escaped before police arrived.
When deputies later asked Kilcer how he was able to take control of the situation, he said: “The Marine Corps taught me not to [mess] around,” according to police.
The incident happened at about 4:30 a.m. at a Chevron gas station, police said. An investigation is underway.
The armed robber is a minor who was booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center on charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault, according to police.
The sheriff’s office did not release Kilcer’s age or place of residence. The Marine Corps was unable to verify Kilcer's service record without his date of birth.
A Marine Corps veteran is being heralded in Yuma, Ariz., for his quick reaction in disarming a would-be robber Wednesday at a gas station convenience store, according to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office.
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