Victim Selection Fail

Princeton woman, 77, escorts armed intruder from home at gunpoint

MACHIAS, Maine — A 77-year-old Princeton woman faced down a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun and sent him running after she pointed her own gun at him, according to court documents.

Oooops, not exactly what he had in mind, I'm sure.

This guy might be inept, but he's dangerously inept. He did previous time for armed robbery and presumably is willing to use weapons and violence. However he let his guard down and Mrs. Gatchell got the drop on him.

Eventually Doris Gatchell returned home. Moore hid the firearm from view as Doris Gatchell entered the front room, the affidavit said. The two women then went into the kitchen, and Vanessa Gatchell told her mother that Moore had a gun and she “thought he was going to shoot them both,” the affidavit said.

Doris Gatchell retrieved her own gun and, according to the court documents, went into the front room and stood behind Moore’s chair.

Personally, I think that Mrs. Gatchell would have been completely justified in shooting this worthless piece of crap. She showed great restraint in just showing him the door.

Then again she comes from the part of Maine where people are self reliant. Where they have to be because the police aren't around the corner. Mrs. Gatchell knows that and did what she had to do and then called the police.

All of which she was able to do because she owns a gun and knows how to use it. I'm glad we didn't get to find out what would have happened to the Gatchell women if neither had a means to protect themselves.

Remember, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.