Word: gunpoint
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Then-Norfolk District Attorney William Delahunt said that Braintree police reports of Bishop’s actions after shooting her brother were never mentioned in state police detective reports. Bishop had allegedly tried to steal a car at gunpoint from a local car dealership, then refused to drop her 12-gauge shotgun until officers ordered her to do so repeatedly...
...cope with that? How can they suddenly go from Tora Bora to Peyton Place?" Even the legendary Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in World War II, suffered posttraumatic stress disorder after his return from the European theater. During one meltdown, a deranged Murphy held his wife hostage at gunpoint...
...Dwayne Betts may be one of those not-so-bad guys, sentenced to nine years in an adult prison on a first offense at age 16. It's hard to know if a less severe punishment would have worked. Betts hijacked a stranger's car at gunpoint, which is a dangerous and depraved thing to do. But he also showed signs of promise, having earned his high school diploma a year ahead of schedule. Betts gradually learned to navigate the violence and boredom of prison and emerged in 2006 ready to launch a respectable life, enrolling in college, getting married...
...where they buy parrots for resale in the U.S. Lois thinks they've "cut out the middle man": Hollis Greene, the leader of a rival polygamous cult, who lives down there. But Hollis is not so easily ignored. He and his ultra-butch wife Selma seize the interlopers at gunpoint...
...later brought into police custody at gunpoint, Braintree Police Chief Paul H. Frazier said at a news conference...