Whitey Ford
10-27-2021, 03:20 AM
Marine Corps veteran employed at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground thwarts robbery attempt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S70WoTKHCGc
The quick-thinking action and seasoned experience from a Marine Corps Veteran employed as a contractor at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) helped thwart an attempt to rob a Chevron employee at gun point in Yuma on Oct. 20, according to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO).
James Kilcer said he visits the Chevron on North Frontage Road about three times a week before heading off to work at YPG.
He had purchased a couple of Gatorades, energy drinks, and a snack that morning while talking with the clerk he has gotten to know over the years.
“I heard the door start opening forcefully and my ‘Spidey senses’ or whatever kind of tingling, and I turn around and saw they were coming in real quick,” Kilcer said.
Surveillance video shows the moment three suspects wearing black with masks entered the Chevron. A .22 caliber handgun could be seen in the hands of the front man pointing in the direction of the clerk and Kilcer.
With keys in one hand and a bag of goods in the other, Kilcer without hesitation dropped his keys, relied on his Marine Corps training, and went for the firearm.
“I was ready: I saw it coming,” Kilcer said “The minute my hands closed around it, I never lost contact with the gun. And I pulled him down.”
He held the suspect down until law enforcement arrived.
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/407976/marine-corps-veteran-employed-us-army-yuma-proving-ground-thwarts-robbery-attempt
https://i.imgur.com/feVbM7z.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S70WoTKHCGc
The quick-thinking action and seasoned experience from a Marine Corps Veteran employed as a contractor at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) helped thwart an attempt to rob a Chevron employee at gun point in Yuma on Oct. 20, according to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO).
James Kilcer said he visits the Chevron on North Frontage Road about three times a week before heading off to work at YPG.
He had purchased a couple of Gatorades, energy drinks, and a snack that morning while talking with the clerk he has gotten to know over the years.
“I heard the door start opening forcefully and my ‘Spidey senses’ or whatever kind of tingling, and I turn around and saw they were coming in real quick,” Kilcer said.
Surveillance video shows the moment three suspects wearing black with masks entered the Chevron. A .22 caliber handgun could be seen in the hands of the front man pointing in the direction of the clerk and Kilcer.
With keys in one hand and a bag of goods in the other, Kilcer without hesitation dropped his keys, relied on his Marine Corps training, and went for the firearm.
“I was ready: I saw it coming,” Kilcer said “The minute my hands closed around it, I never lost contact with the gun. And I pulled him down.”
He held the suspect down until law enforcement arrived.
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/407976/marine-corps-veteran-employed-us-army-yuma-proving-ground-thwarts-robbery-attempt
https://i.imgur.com/feVbM7z.jpg