“Gun Death” The Good Guy

Often the very anti-gun people who tout “Gun Death” will often mislead people using the term “Vigilante”. Well this time the shoe does fit:

Police say Dwayne Guidry, 25, died shortly after stealing a car that was left running outside of a South Austin Domino’s Pizza on Monday night. Authorities say customer Joseph Mobley, 32, was picking up a pizza when he saw Guidry stealing the car and chased him down — first in his car and then by foot — and hit Guidry on the back of the head with a hammer. However, Guidry ultimately died due to asphyxiation after Mobley “choked him out,” police say.

So this guy witnessed a Domino’s driver getting his car stolen. Out of the goodness of his heart he gave chase, with his own wife and kid in the car. I don’t know if that part was wise, but it was still admirable. He then blocked the road when he had the thief cornered, and the thief rammed his car, and then attempted to flee. That’s when Mobley hit him with a hammer, then choked him to death.

Mobley is currently being held in the Travis County Jail on a second-degree felony manslaughter charge. His bond is set at $60,000. This is the city’s 17th homicide.

The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted an autopsy on Tuesday and labeled Guidry’s death a homicide due to asphyxiation. They also found two injuries on the back of his head. After consulting with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, police say they are pursuing manslaughter charges.

That’s a good call, as this doesn’t seem to meet the criteria for murder, but this man was NOT in his rights to kill the fleeing suspect. Still, not a “Gun Death”, so any claims that this good, but probably misguided, Samaritan was a “vigilante” will not be heard.

H/T Whipped Cream Difficulties