Marine Good Samaritan Murdered
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Marine Good Samaritan Murdered
Very sad news today from Arlington, Texas. Anthony Antell Jr., a former United States Marine, witnessed a domestic violence confrontation in the parking lot of a Walgreens in Arlington, Texas. Instead of being like most people who would pretend to not see the altercation between a man and a woman, Anthony Antell Jr. did see it and decided that action needed to be taken.
Witnesses the disturbance from his car, where his wife was also watching, Antell Jr. exited his vehicle with his weapon and approached the scene to render assistance and stop the attacker from escalating his attack. This action cost Antell Jr. his life. More on the story from NBC Dallas Fort Worth:
A former Marine who witnessed and tried to intervene during a domestic shooting Monday was fatally shot by an Army soldier accused in the initial altercation, Arlington police say.
The shooting happened at about 11:50 a.m. outside a Walgreens store on Green Oaks Boulevard at New York Avenue in Arlington.
Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Ricci Chambless Bradden, currently a U.S. Army soldier at Fort Hood, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
The affidavit said Bradden’s wife, Quinisha Shermon Johnson, 22, is an employee at the Walgreens.
Police said Bradden went to see the woman at work, got into an argument with her and shot her in the ankle.
Anthony Antell Jr., 35, saw the confrontation in the parking lot as his wife sat in their vehicle. Police said Antell, a former Marine, got his gun out of his vehicle and tried to stop Bradden from leaving, acting as a good Samaritan.
“At that point the suspect exits the vehicle, shoots the good Samaritan. The good Samaritan is pronounced deceased at the scene,” said Arlington Police Lt. Christopher Cook.
You can read the rest of the story at NBCDFW.com.
Semper Fidelis! I hope I would have the gut to call out evil when I see it.
Fair Winds and Following Seas, Brother.