Posted on Feb 24, 2021
82 Year Old Patriot Defends His Wife Using The Butt End Of His Shotgun In Home Invasion
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A South Carolina armed home invader who attacked a 79-year-old woman near her back door is dead after the victim’s 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran husband beat him down with the butt end of a shotgun earlier this week, according to local authorities.
Herbert Parrish snatched the firearm off a wall mount after the suspect, identified as 61-year-old Harold Runnels, broke into the home with a knife, knocked his wife to the ground and slashed her forehead Monday afternoon, Columbia, S.C.-based FOX 57 reported.
He lived in a nearby mobile home community, according to WJBF-TV, and approached by knocking on the back door and asking if the couple had seen a missing dog.
Runnels later died at a hospital due to injuries suffered in the scuffle, according to authorities.
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Eric Abdullah, a department spokesman, said residents should call 911 immediately if they suspect their home is being broken into.
“Of course, folks have the right to defend themselves if their lives are in danger, but the best thing to do is to call for help,” he told the Aiken Standard newspaper. “Every situation is going to be different. It may be a similar crime in nature, but every situation is going to be different. There’s no way to accurately predict exactly what actions that any person should take if somebody is trying to invade their home. The best recourse is to think smartly and get help on the way.”
The Parrishes were not being charged. They were both treated for minor injuries but were expected to be OK.
Herbert Parrish snatched the firearm off a wall mount after the suspect, identified as 61-year-old Harold Runnels, broke into the home with a knife, knocked his wife to the ground and slashed her forehead Monday afternoon, Columbia, S.C.-based FOX 57 reported.
He lived in a nearby mobile home community, according to WJBF-TV, and approached by knocking on the back door and asking if the couple had seen a missing dog.
Runnels later died at a hospital due to injuries suffered in the scuffle, according to authorities.
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Eric Abdullah, a department spokesman, said residents should call 911 immediately if they suspect their home is being broken into.
“Of course, folks have the right to defend themselves if their lives are in danger, but the best thing to do is to call for help,” he told the Aiken Standard newspaper. “Every situation is going to be different. It may be a similar crime in nature, but every situation is going to be different. There’s no way to accurately predict exactly what actions that any person should take if somebody is trying to invade their home. The best recourse is to think smartly and get help on the way.”
The Parrishes were not being charged. They were both treated for minor injuries but were expected to be OK.
82 Year Old Patriot Defends His Wife Using The Butt End Of His Shotgun In Home Invasion
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THis quick action by this 82-year old veteran probably saved the lives of both his wife and himself... The intruder breaking into his home was up to no good and in my view deserved what he received from the butt end of a shotgun! I fully support his action...and would do the same...if similar circumstances presented themselves...
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Lt Col Charlie Brown Agree 100%. How do we go about starting that process and I would be glad to take on any assignment that is deligated to me. Great suggestion!
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D 1,800,000 members speaks volumes of our support for him.
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Thank you for telling us about that couple, ma’am. Mr Parrish deserves a salute for attacking the intruder head-on and putting him down with a sharp butt stroke. I suspect Mr Parrish is a product of the Infantry Training Center at Ft Jackson SC where young soldiers are taught how to defeat an armed opponent without the need to discharge his firearm; one of the maneuvers that a soldier learns is the butt stroke, which is a powerful upward thrust of the butt of his rifle to impact his opponent in the lower jaw. A single blow is usually sufficient to totally disable an armed opponent.
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"There's no way to accurately predict exactly what actions..." Spoken like a true deep state bureaucrat. Nobody asked you for your stupid opinion. Life is a crapshoot, as Mr. Runnels proved. As it is, Mrs. Parrish suffered only a cut to her forehead and the indignity of being pushed to the floor. Thank God her husband is not a pussy who feels like Captain Abdullah and thinks the best recourse is to tell on the perp. I salute you Mr. Herbert Parrish. America needs more MEN like you.
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CPL Beth Allsop
There is no situation happening under my roof where it will be 911 vs. self-defense. I’m going to protect what’s mine way before picking up the phone!
Fantastic story! Great job Mr Parrish!
Fantastic story! Great job Mr Parrish!
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
CPL Beth Allsop You are so right and under today's liberal circumstances 911 would probably get you a Social Worker.
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