The Real Gun Guys

Teen Saves Mother From Carjacker - Redux

I got this comment in about an earlier story I posted about where a 17 y/o boy took the gun away from a carjacker and shot him with it. I get irate comments from time to time, mostly from people who knew the criminal or family members. None of them ever admit their friend/loved one was anything other than a saint. This one is little different.

In my opinion, when you turn to a life of crime, you deserve whatever you get. Crime is a high risk occupation with a high probability of death. There is a choice each of us has. No one has to become a criminal. That said, let’s see what this person has to say, complete with misspellings and lousy grammar.

“the gun man was out of the car on the ground when the so called hero ot out of the car walked around the car and shot him 5 times, unloading the gun then pistol whipped him in th face where h was shot and kicking him in the ribs over and over, where he was shot 4 times!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is a true hero…. all u had to do was drive off oh thats right u did after u wiped the gun off walked 2 the drive through window and said u shot someone, u then got back in the car and u both drove off!!!!!!!!!!!!! how sorry is that calling your family and friends telling them what u just did!!!!!!!!i dont agree what happened that nite but u didnt need 2 take a life, a father,a brother, and a son!!!!!!!! i hope u can live with yourself!!! the pain and suffering he had 2 go through and finally his life was tking! we prayed for god to take him but he was a true fighter!! i asked him if he knew u! all he could do was cry ! he had no voice,kidneys,couldn’t walk ,eat ,piss or shit! i know he paid for what he tried to attempt that nite, but u have 2 live with it 4 ever! he died 8 days before his 45th bday, he cant see his girls get married, see his 1st grandchild be born,grow old with thier mother. i just want to say thank u for a horrible year and years 2 come! fathers day will never be the same! i know he is in a better place, i just wish he didnt have 2 live us in such horride!!”

Hmmm… Okay, Jane Doe, let’s see what that facts are in this case.

This from the Times-Picayune:

Carl Chestnut, the suspect in a carjacking who was shot in a Metairie restaurant drive-through after a 17-year-old in the car wrestled away a gun — is wanted in an unrelated killing, police said.

But Chestnut’s relatives said Tuesday afternoon that his condition is worse than authorities first thought, revealing that he may have been mortally wounded.

Kenner police on Tuesday issued first-degree murder and aggravated burglary warrants for Chestnut, 44, in connection with the death of Odrey Bordelon, 60, a trailer park manager found strangled in his home June 5. They also are seeking a second suspect, Wayne Hayden, 50, who is still at large.

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A few more details about the carjacking were available Tuesday. According to the arrest report, Chestnut approached the vehicle from the driver’s side holding a .38-caliber revolver about 1:30 a.m. He pointed the gun at the mother, who was in the driver’s seat, partially opening the car door, the report said. Chestnut then allegedly tried to put his foot on the accelerator while pulling the mother’s hair, the report said.

The woman was able to steer around another vehicle in front of her while trying to keep her foot on the brake, the report said. The woman’s son then tried to attract Chestnut’s attention away from his mother. When Chestnut pointed the gun at the teen, he grabbed the weapon and the two began to struggle, according to the arrest report and information previously released by the Sheriff’s Office. At least one shot was fired inside the car.

The teen managed to wrest the gun away from Chestnut, then pushed him out of the vehicle, the report said. The 17-year-old then got out of the car with the gun in hand and shot Chestnut several times, the report said. The teenager asked an Arby’s employee to call authorities.

According to the arrest report, another patron in line at the restaurant told the woman and her son to leave the scene. The pair apparently did so, but were stopped a few minutes later, the report said.

There is more from the above site, but the basics of the case are, Carl Chestnut, having earlier strangled the trailer park manager to death and robbed him, shows up at this Arby’s and tries to carjack a 53 y/o woman and her 17 y/o son with a .38 caliber revolver. The son takes the gun away from him and shoots him several times.

It’s sad that he turned to a life of crime and that he got killed, but don’t expect me to cry any tears over this. Like I said earlier, in life we make certain choices and we have to live, or die with the consequences. Carl Chestnut made some bad choices in his life, and unfortunately for those who loved him, they resulted in his death. The culpability for his death lies not with the carjacked woman’s son, but with him alone. If he hadn’t tried to carjack (or worse) them, he might still be alive.

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