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David Jayquon Jakes of Smoaks, armed robbery suspect
A driver working on his broken-down vehicle near Walterboro with his wife and mother-in law nearby shot an armed robber who confonted them, according to the Colleton County Sheriff's Office.The attempted robbery and shooting happened just before midnight on Thursday. Malone said the three victims were traveling southbound on I-95 in two separate vehicles, one of them pulling a U-haul trailer. The vehicle pulling the trailer started having mechanical trouble and they pulled off onto the exit ramp at McLeod Road. They called for a tow truck and began to transfer the U-haul trailer from the disabled vehicle to the second vehicle. The two women stood near the other vehicle and trailer while the man was down near the bumper trying to wire the trailer lights into his truck. Malone said that's when a silver colored sedan with three people inside pulled up. An armed man stepped out and pointed the gun at the older woman, as he covered his face with a cloth. The woman's son-in-law stood up from behind his vehicle and she ran to her daughter as they took cover. The son-in-law was armed and drew his weapon and ordered the robbers to leave. Malone said the robber, armed with 50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun, pointed the gun at the son-in-law. That's when the son-in-law fired several rounds, hitting the robber. The two other suspects helped the wounded man back into their car and fired several shots as they drove away. Malone said a short time later, the Colleton Regional Hospital staff notified the Sheriff's Office that they just had a person come in to their emergency room with several gun shot wounds. The man, he said, fit the general description of the robbery suspect. The suspect, David Jayquon Jakes of Smoaks, was transferred to a Charleston area hospital where he was last reported to be in critical condition. The man who shot him recently returned from the Middle East as an Army Specialist and has a concealed weapons permit to carry his weapon. Malone said he will not be charged since he acted in self-defense. Among the charges against Jakes are 3 counts of armed robbery. Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-06-05 |
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