Falls Mills, VA – A courageous good Samaritan intervened in a dangerous situation on Friday, using his firearm to stop a man attempting to carjack a woman and her child outside Lee’s Kar-Go convenience store.
The incident unfolded around 1 p.m. when Cody Dailey, a 30-year-old man with outstanding warrants, attacked a female driver. According to authorities, Dailey tried to steal the woman’s truck with her child still inside.
During the assault, Dailey reportedly told the child, “I’m going to rape your mommy,” which added to the terror of the situation. Witnesses heard the woman scream, prompting several bystanders to rush to her aid.
Among them was an armed citizen carrying a 9mm handgun.
Major Harold Heatley of the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office stated that the armed citizen confronted Dailey and gave him verbal commands to stop. Dailey ignored these commands, charged at the armed man, and shoved him to the ground. As Dailey continued to approach, the armed citizen fired a shot, striking Dailey in the chest.
Law enforcement officers were nearby, responding to a separate incident, and heard the gunshot. They quickly arrived on the scene. Dailey was airlifted to a hospital in Roanoke, where he was reported to be in stable condition.
Dailey was already wanted on two outstanding Tazewell County Circuit Court warrants. Authorities have since been made aware of these charges and are pursuing additional charges against Dailey, including abduction, carjacking, assault, and battery.
Sheriff Brian Hieatt expressed his gratitude towards the good Samaritan and other citizens who intervened. “Thank goodness for the good Samaritans that came to the victims’ aid during her time of need. We are grateful for their desire to intercede on her behalf. Had they not acted, this could have been a very different outcome,” Hieatt said.
The identity of the good Samaritan has not been released, but his brave actions have sparked discussions on the importance of self-defense and the right to carry firearms for personal protection. This incident highlights how responsible, armed citizens can make a difference in protecting their communities and preventing violent crimes.
The case is under investigation, and further details will be released as they become available.
Too bad the Good Samaritan didn’t fire that one more Taxpayer Savings Shot (TSS) (in the name of self-defense), and save the good citizens the cost of transporting, hospitalization, confinement, trial, sentencing, imprisonment, appeals, etc….
It would have been nice to read about a DRT or DOT, instead of a WRT.
Here’s what happens next …
should be a bounty.. you get a tax credit on your 1040 form for helping reduce the federal deficit.
Somewhere there is a liberal demonizing the good Samaritan.
Here’s another example of why the term “mag dump” was invented. Unfortunately, it was not applied.
You know it would have been followed by tearful cries of “why did he have to shoot so many times?” As well as pictures of a smiling youth with his basketball trophies.
Sorry to hear that this story did not have a happy ending.
Outcome would be amazing to Biden – how did this man survive having his lungs blown out? After all that is what 9mm does!
I love it when a violent offender in the act of committing violence against the innocent get and unexpected gift like a bullet to the chest .
University of Davis Kommiefornia and Gabby Giffords including the Gun Violence Prevention program all say less guns less crime, more guns more crime and probably gun deaths. This proves them wrong. Gun sales have been going up ever since Obummer became president. This man with gun saved a woman and her child’s life because he was armed. If he didn’t have a gun, what might he have done that could have stopped the situation without him possibly getting hurt himself. Guns rule and the things that happen with them are done by good and bad people. In this case it… Read more »
Perp “is in stable condition”.
Well, it looks like the crying emoji that I cut and pasted disappeared and no way to edit or delete. So I will put another imagined <crying emoji> right here. 😉
That’s a pretty ballsy/stupid thing to do, actually (intervene in a crime). In the modern legal climate, it’s far more likely that the shooter will be charged, tried, and imprisoned than it is the scumbag who was doing the carjacking/raping – especially if the perp is a “Person-o-Color.” I’m guessing that the shooter was White and since Daley is White the DA doesn’t consider it a “hate crime.”
It may have negative consequences for the good guy but there is the cumulative good to be considered – that, as a whole, people, including the good guy and his family, will live better lives. I will take that gamble.
HLB
One more example of 9mm just isn’t big enough.
Oh, even a .22 is plenty big enough, when you use a lot of them and in the right place!! Who can survive 10 rounds of .22 hollow points in the heart area or head? Maybe Superman could, but anyone else, forget about it.
He fired once to stop the threat, which is the right thing to do. The only problem is the one shot may not have stopped the threat permanently. Some dirt-bags seek retribution.
It would be helpful if they say what type of round was used.
So the guy never heard of doing a mag dump on someone? Is there some kind of law that precludes one from doing that?