A father-of-three has been charged with attempted murder after he ran over a gun-wielding teenager who stole a pair of sneakers from him, ripping the younger's arm off.
Phillip Pierre, 39, had arranged to meet Zachary Sam, 17, in Brooklyn, New York, at around 12.30pm on Friday in order to buy a $190 pair of Air Jordan 8 sneakers he advertised on Craigslist.
But when he arrived police say Sam climbed into Pierre's Honda Pilot, pulled out a revolver and took the sneakers before attempting to walk away.
CCTV of the incident, obtained by the New York Daily News, shows Pierre made a U-turn and driving headlong at Sam as he was on the sidewalk, pulling him under the wheels and slamming him into a metal fence, tearing part of his right arm off.
Despite his severe injuries, Sam can be seen squirming out from under the car and struggling with Pierre and several bystanders before fleeing up the street.
According to ABC Sam left his hand behind at the scene, along with the gun, and footage shows his sleeve flapping loosely in the wind as he runs.
According to earlier reports, the boy managed to climb on to a bus further down the street, stunning passengers with his heavily bleeding arm.
The driver is reported to have stopped the bus, allowing Pierre to catch up who then held Sam until the police and ambulance arrived.
Well, nice try, I suppose. You gotta' give him a hand.
What's the sound of one hand clapping?
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:35 am
by MG McAnick
Mr Pierre didn't bring his own gun. He fought back with what he had. The most I'd charge him with might be assault with a deadly Honda. I wonder if he got his shoes back.
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 9:33 am
by Bicycle Bill
Sorry, but if Mr. Sam is looking for sympathy he will find it in the dictionary.
It's between "shit" and "syphilis". -"BB"-
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:21 am
by Lord Jim
There's so much stupidity involved in this, one hardly knows where to begin...
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:03 pm
by Joe Guy
That's true. Running away was stupid. He should have realized that he left his fingerprints at the scene.
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:21 pm
by TPFKA@W
Talk about getting a smack on the hand....
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:22 pm
by TPFKA@W
"Unhand me sir!"
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 6:23 pm
by TPFKA@W
Caught red handed.
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:30 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
Police bulletin: One-armed and not so dangerous?
(Nice one, Joe BTW)
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:58 pm
by dales
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:51 am
by liberty
Well, I hope the dumb ass kid got his hand reattached. Stupidity is just one of the risk of being young. However, I would not blame the man for trying to get his property back. Do we know that he intended to run the boy over; perhaps, he just planned to knock him down.
Re: Trainers for the 'armless,
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 2:28 am
by MG McAnick
Maybe Mr Pierre is a Muslim who just chopped off the hand of a thief. His prosecutor would not want me on that jury either.
