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79 year old woman gets ‘Call of Duty’ letter. Semper Fi Granny!

Kyle — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:49:01 +0000

Nwfdailynews.com – Still a couple of weeks away from retirement, Opal Blackwell Walker already has received another job offer.

The 79-year-old Crestview woman says the Marines has expressed interest.

Last Monday, recruiters from New Jersey sent a letter to Walker by Federal Express.

“I had to sign for it. It was sent priority overnight,” she said.

The letter from the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command asked Walker if she thought she had the stuff to be a Marine.

Only in Florida. Woman arrested for assault with a deadly…..Bagel!

Kyle — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:25:36 +0000

A St. Petersburg woman was charged with battery after hitting a man in the head with a bagel. Even stranger the story reports that the woman was violating a temporary injunction filed last week by even going to see the victim early Sunday morning. She was also on probation from a 2006 criminal mischief case.

Nothing else was reported so have no idea is it was just a plain bagel, or maybe a nice poppyseed bagel with cream cheese.

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Teen attempts murder-suicide by shooting his father in the head, then shooting himself in the mouth. Both survive. Oh Florida

Kyle — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:54:50 +0000

The Lake County Sheriffs office responded to an attempted murder suicide Friday morning in Leesburg involving a 16 year old who shot his father then himself.

The incident unfolded when investigators said the son who has been indentified as 16 year old Dylan Wallace got into an argument with his father, David Wallace, over unpaid traffic tickets. The argument escalated and the 16 year old shot his father in the head.

After shooting his father, the teen then went out into the front yard and shot himself in the mouth.

“Once our deputies arrived,” Lake County Deputy Sergeant John Herrell said. “The father actually met the deputy at the door. He was up and able to move about.”

Both victims were airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center and were both listed in stable condition.

Deputies said Dylan Wallace is a student at Leesburg High School and Friday morning’s incident was his fourth suicide attempt. Authorities said the teen will most likely be charged attempted murder.

Oh to be young and so free to …. have a argument and shoot your father!? Kids today. So ….. trigger happy.