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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts) Fri Apr 20, 2018, 02:34 PM Apr 2018

Would-be vigilante shoots at a van he thought was involved in an Amber Alert

MacKenzie Elmer
Published 9:41 p.m. CT April 19, 2018
Updated 12:00 p.m. CT April 20, 2018

A Missouri man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he rammed a vehicle on an Interstate 80 off ramp in Altoona and fired two shots from a handgun.

Matthew Golden, 41, of Kearney, Missouri, told police he thought the vehicle was part of an Amber Alert for two missing children from Toronto, Iowa.

It wasn't ...

The police chief said Golden identified himself to officers and didn't appear to be intoxicated. But police found a plastic container with almost 16 grams of marijuana in his SUV, according to the criminal complaint ...

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2018/04/19/amber-alert-toronto-iowa-shooting-gun-mistake-firearms-altoona-iowa-vigilante/534003002/

The only thing that can stop an innocent van is a wannabee-good-guy with a gun!

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Would-be vigilante shoots at a van he thought was involved in an Amber Alert (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2018 OP

He thought there were missing children, so he shot at it? jberryhill Apr 2018 #1

No, I'm guessing this was just some road rage and the Amber Alert is his "excuse" Blue_Tires Apr 2018 #5

The only thing that can stop an innocent van ... Drifter Apr 2018 #2

Golden is very lucky jmowreader Apr 2018 #3

Nothing says responsible, law abiding, heroic gun owner Downtown Hound Apr 2018 #4

When I was in law school rsdsharp Apr 2018 #6

Not a very bright fellow, this Golden dude, is he? MineralMan Apr 2018 #7

A dim bulb left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #9

so this gomer has 911 on the phone and still feels the need to play rambo? dembotoz Apr 2018 #8

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. He thought there were missing children, so he shot at it?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 02:42 PM

Apr 2018

Genius

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

5. No, I'm guessing this was just some road rage and the Amber Alert is his "excuse"

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:21 PM

Apr 2018

When opening fire on someone, always make sure you're on the record as seeing something illegal or highly suspicion take place (SEE: Zimmerman)

Drifter

(4,751 posts)

2. The only thing that can stop an innocent van ...

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 02:46 PM

Apr 2018

is a wannabee-good-guy with a gun, and 16 grams of weed!

Cheers, and happy 420
Drifter

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)

3. Golden is very lucky

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 02:49 PM

Apr 2018

The innocent driver would have been well within his rights to open fire.

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)

4. Nothing says responsible, law abiding, heroic gun owner

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:10 PM

Apr 2018

quite like getting trigger happy on the first vehicle you suspect of wrongdoing without even bothering to check if you're right or not and then opening fire on a car full of supposedly kidnapped children. And then being wrong about the whole thing. Oops.

Assuming this idiot was even able to master the written language long enough to vote, I'm fairly certain I know who he voted for.

rsdsharp

(9,186 posts)

6. When I was in law school

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:30 PM

Apr 2018

my wife, daughter and I lived in an apartment on Hubbell Ave, just down the street from where this happened. That exit is also where Adventureland, the largest amusement park in Iowa, is located. If it had happened six weeks later, the park would have been open, and teeming with people.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

7. Not a very bright fellow, this Golden dude, is he?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:33 PM

Apr 2018

Gun owner, too. Hmm...

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

9. A dim bulb

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 04:43 PM

Apr 2018

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)

8. so this gomer has 911 on the phone and still feels the need to play rambo?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 03:46 PM

Apr 2018

lets see...the guy had the make of the car wrong
the guy had the state the plates were issued in wrong

i am sure 911 has the whole damn thing on tape.....

he is gonna need a better lawyer than mike cohen to fix this

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