(AR) Elderly Woman Beats Burglar With Cane

[Drizzt]

Elderly Woman Beats Burglar With Cane
Burglar Gets 15 Years In Prison

POSTED: 8:25 a.m. EST January 8, 2003

LEWISVILLE, Ark. -- James Sharp may be a little embarrassed to tell his cellmates how he ended up behind bars.

He tried to rip off an elderly lady, who beat him with her cane. The Lewisville, Ark., man has pleaded guilty to burglary charges and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Prosecutors say Sharp would have to serve at least seven before becoming eligible for parole. Sharp was captured last March after his would-be victim, a 90-year-old woman, clobbered him with her cane.

The woman escaped to a neighbor's house and called police. Sharp was arrested the following day.

http://www.thelouisvillechannel.com/news/1875982/detail.html

 

[sm]

Way to Go
A positive media piece from my state--wow.
Mr.Sharp,you learned not to mess with our ladies...even 90 yr olds got spunk around here. Thumped you good--you must have resembled Klinton

 

[AZTOY]

 

[4v50 Gary]

Now that it's in the news, his fellow inmates won't let it down.

 

[JPM70535]

Was that one of the infamous ASSAULT CANES?????

 

[TheeBadOne]

I don't see anything wrong with "caning"

 

[foghornl]

I found out many years back not to mess with ladies bearing canes, batons, etc...

I was being an overbearing [intelligent Mule] to one of the majorettes, me being the football 'jock' that I was. She finally got tired of that, and wore me out with that baton

 

[Mark Tyson]

Any strong cane or stick is a formidable weapon, not to be underestimated.

 

[Phyphor]

I'm glad to see that punk got clubbed like a baby seal.

 

[BerettaNut92]

As long as the cane didn't have a pistol grip on it.

 

[Blackhawk]

Get Granny a Gun!

Actually a .410 or 20 gauge cane would be nice.

Too bad they're AOWs.

 

[twoblink]

I'm sure if she had a ccw, she'd shoot him in the arse! Good for her...