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i hear a story like this recently so i had to laugh when i see the initial report of the "victim" on the news and read the follow up story in the newspaper
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Police: Craigslist 'Victim' Was Actually Armed Robber
Police: Craigslist 'Victim' Was Actually Armed Robber
Tom Jones reports
Posted: 7:07 pm EDT July 5, 2011Updated: 8:11 pm EDT July 5, 2011
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Police said a man who told Channel 2 Action News that he was a robbery victim is actually the robber.
DeKalb County police arrested Mahad Said and charged him with robbery one day after Said claimed a gunman robbed him.
The real victim, Hashim Fannin, told Channel 2's Tom Jones that Said is one dumb criminal.
"Since he went out and made this report, and went on television and all of that, that made it pretty easy to track him down," Fannin said.
Said had said that a man he met on Craigslist tried to rob him of the smartphone he was trying to sell at the QuikTrip on Lawrenceville Highway in Decatur. He said when he sped away, the gunman chased him and pointed an AR-15 rifle at him. A visibly shaken Said said: "Anybody would be shaken if they got out and saw a rifle pointed at them."
Said said the gunman heard sirens and sped off.
Now, police said that was an elaborate lie.
Officers said Said was the person doing the robbing, and Fannin is the real victim.
Fannin said he was the one who met Said at the QuikTrip to sell an iPhone 4. He said that's when Said snatched the phone and drove off with another man. Fannin gave chase. He said the second man jumped out and ran, police said.
Then he caught up with Said and pointed this an AR-15 rifle at him.
"Basically, kind of gave him some encouragement to return my phone," Fannin said.
Fannin said he went home and called police. Said said he remained at the scene because the gunman took his keys. All Fannin would say was that he wanted Said to remain at the scene until police arrived. And he wanted to teach him a lesson.
"You decide to rob people, you run the risk of running into people who don't want to be robbed," he said.
Police said they are searching for Said's accomplice.
Fannin said he has a concealed carry permit, and police say he did nothing illegal.
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Police: Craigslist 'Victim' Was Actually Armed Robber
Police: Craigslist 'Victim' Was Actually Armed Robber
Tom Jones reports
Posted: 7:07 pm EDT July 5, 2011Updated: 8:11 pm EDT July 5, 2011
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Police said a man who told Channel 2 Action News that he was a robbery victim is actually the robber.
DeKalb County police arrested Mahad Said and charged him with robbery one day after Said claimed a gunman robbed him.
The real victim, Hashim Fannin, told Channel 2's Tom Jones that Said is one dumb criminal.
"Since he went out and made this report, and went on television and all of that, that made it pretty easy to track him down," Fannin said.
Said had said that a man he met on Craigslist tried to rob him of the smartphone he was trying to sell at the QuikTrip on Lawrenceville Highway in Decatur. He said when he sped away, the gunman chased him and pointed an AR-15 rifle at him. A visibly shaken Said said: "Anybody would be shaken if they got out and saw a rifle pointed at them."
Said said the gunman heard sirens and sped off.
Now, police said that was an elaborate lie.
Officers said Said was the person doing the robbing, and Fannin is the real victim.
Fannin said he was the one who met Said at the QuikTrip to sell an iPhone 4. He said that's when Said snatched the phone and drove off with another man. Fannin gave chase. He said the second man jumped out and ran, police said.
Then he caught up with Said and pointed this an AR-15 rifle at him.
"Basically, kind of gave him some encouragement to return my phone," Fannin said.
Fannin said he went home and called police. Said said he remained at the scene because the gunman took his keys. All Fannin would say was that he wanted Said to remain at the scene until police arrived. And he wanted to teach him a lesson.
"You decide to rob people, you run the risk of running into people who don't want to be robbed," he said.
Police said they are searching for Said's accomplice.
Fannin said he has a concealed carry permit, and police say he did nothing illegal.
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