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US Tourist Kills Armed Mugger

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http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20070227090110763

By Marianela Jimenez for the ASSOCIATED PRESS - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica · An American tourist who watched as a U.S. military veteran in his 70s used his bare hands to kill an armed assailant in Costa Rica said she thought the attempted robbery was a joke -- until the masked attacker held a gun to her head. "I thought it was a skit. But then he pointed the gun at my head and grabbed me by the throat and I thought I was going to die," Clova Adams, 54, told The Associated Press by telephone Friday from the Carnival cruise ship Liberty. The ship was on an eight-day western Caribbean cruise that departed Port Everglades on Feb. 17 with scheduled stops in Costa Maya, Mexico; Limon, Costa Rica; and Colon, Panama. It is scheduled to return to Fort Lauderdale early Sunday. The assault occurred during a ship stopover Wednesday in Limon, 80 miles east of San Jose, Costa Rica's capital. Adams was with 12 American tourists, all of them from Ohio, who hired a driver to explore Costa Rica for a few hours, said Limon Police Chief Luis Hernandez. They were climbing out of the van at a beach when three men wearing ski masks ran toward them, Adams said. One held a gun to her head, while the other two pulled out knives. (more)

Editor's Comment: This is the first time I've seen this story with a gun involved, which makes the self defense tactics all the more justified. I'm going to check to see if the dead guy, Warner Segura, has ever had children. If he had not yet reproduced at the time of his death he qualifies for the Darwin Award, since his stupid decision to try this "stick up" resulted in his death and now he can no longer pass his dumb-ass genes down to future generations.

One of the tourists, a U.S. military veteran trained in self-defense, jumped out of the van and put the gunman in a headlock, Hernandez said.

Hernandez said the American, whom he refused to identify, struggled with the robber, breaking his collarbone and eventually killing him. Police identified the dead man as Warner Segura, 20. The other assailants fled.

Afterward, the tourists drove Segura to a hospital, where he was declared dead. Sergio Lopez, a Red Cross auxiliary, examined Segura's body and said he died from asphyxiation.

The U.S. Embassy confirmed the account, but refused to release the name of the American who defended the group.

Costa Rican officials said they wouldn't charge the U.S. tourist with any crime because he acted in self-defense.

"They were in their right to defend themselves after being held up," Hernandez said. He said Segura had previous charges against him for assaults.

The cruise line said the guests were questioned by local law enforcement and then returned to the ship. The ship's departure from Limon was slightly delayed.

Staff Writers Macollvie Jean-Francois and Juan Ortega contributed to this report.

Submitted on 02/27/2007

Submitted by: Don Winner
Reference: Various - Last Weekend

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James said:
Maybe Toss: Other
It's always quite cathartic when a criminally-minded mook like Segura gets his, but in the end this is a story of crime and heroism, not Darwinian stupidity. There is no doubt that Segura and his fellow lowlives probably figured they would be preying on a group of fat Yanquis and that no one would rise to fight back. While he was wrong, he couldn't have known! Thanks just the same, Don, we DO appreciate it!


Chip said:
Maybe Toss: Other
I agree with James.


Graham said:
Maybe Toss: Other
Wow. It's come to somethng when we need to think about self-defense classes instead of toothbrushes before travelling. Good on ya, mate! Thanks, Don.


Tracy said:
Maybe Toss: Not Amusing
Thanks for the story - but I agree with James (and he puts it so much more succintly than I would!)


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