Wow.
A woman who forced a Hispanic man to the ground at gunpoint Sunday morning later claimed she did so in the interest of national security, according to Savannah-Chatham police.
Kelly Obrien-Dickey, 42, told detectives she pulled the handgun on Ramon Ortiz, 37, at Broughton and Price streets about 10 a.m. because “he matched the description of a Middle Eastern terrorist,” a preliminary report stated.
Ortiz told officers he had simply asked Obrien-Dickey for directions to the Inner City Night Shelter, prompting her to curse him in Spanish, brandish the Colt .45 gun, and order him to the ground, according to the report.
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Game Fan 10.14.08 at 8:20 am
Did they prove he wasn’t on a terrorist mission? And what kind of homeless person has to ask directions to a night shelter?
Rogue109 10.14.08 at 9:17 am
I’ve had several ask me over the last few years in the Virginia-Highlands area. They were new in town and just looking for a place to hit the sack. No biggie.
LoyaltyIsMyHonor 10.14.08 at 10:03 am
A Spansh-speaking Middle Eastern terrorist? If she thought he was a Middle Eastern terrorist, why not curse him out in Arabic or Farsi?
AtlConservative 10.14.08 at 10:07 am
This isn’t really all that shocking with the ridiculous anti-Muslim e-mail going around (I’ve received it 4 times now!). BTW, NOT ALL MUSLIMS or PERSONS OF MIDDLE EASTERN DECENT (spelling?) ARE TERRORISTS!
Now Obama is awful and a socialist with his own TV channel, but it should not matter if he’s Muslim.
That all said, I wish I would have seen this woman take down this “terrorist.” That would have been amusing! (Yeah, not for the guy and I feel for him, but I can’t resist picturing it).
HankRearden 10.14.08 at 10:39 am
I guess there will be less pan handling in Savannah.
CBM 10.14.08 at 10:42 am
I don’t know if the fact that there is a Mexican restaurant located at that very corner makes this more funny or more pathetic.
Game Fan 10.14.08 at 10:42 am
Of course he’s probably not on a terrorist mission. And he probably smells bad too. But, what about the court case against her? The future of America could be at stake.
Daniel N. Adams 10.14.08 at 10:46 am
I did not know Sarah Palin was in Savannah, nor did I know she could cuss in spanish or that her code name was Kelly Obrien-Dickey.
Better luck next time!
Bill Simon 10.14.08 at 11:03 am
Daniel,
You’re so funny! (NOT!)
Daniel N. Adams 10.14.08 at 1:40 pm
I apologize Bill. The story just reminded me of the SNL Couric-Palin interview where Palin thought she had spotted, many times, Bin Laden in NY.
I’ll go back to being angry libertarian now and leave the jokes to you professional clowns.
WTF are they thinking with this bailout nonsense! Better?
Old Vet 10.14.08 at 2:29 pm
Is this not a vivid argument against allowing everyone to carry guns? By definition, this nut job woman is one of the “law abiding citizens” the gun nuts are telling us will keep law and order in the streets. I occassionally speak to my wife in French when we’re in public, and what could be more suspicious than that? Will I be fired upon at the movie some evening? :>)
HankRearden 10.14.08 at 2:32 pm
Old Vet, just maybe is all I can say. Most likely you will be safe if you keep that French stuff at home. No one wants to see that anyway.
candlerpark 10.14.08 at 7:35 pm
Gotta love Georgia.
Remember that woman 5 years ago that found ‘the terrists’ in a Shoneys in Calhoun GA? Turned out to be 3 swarthy, evil lookin’ medical school students.
Rick Day 10.14.08 at 8:37 pm
becha a six gun that she is not a member of GCO
Rick Day 10.14.08 at 8:41 pm
oh..and this is what happens when Presidents instill fear into simple people.
Bill Simon 10.15.08 at 11:28 pm
“and this is what happens when Presidents instill fear into simple people.”
RIGHT, Rick. Those terrorist attacks on 9-11 were a figment of everyone’s imagination and President Bush was solely responsble for “instilling fear” into “simple people.”
Just what are “simple people,” Rick?
chicswdics 10.16.08 at 8:00 am
Sounds like this woman needs to be locked away for a very long time,
Isn’t it scary that anyone is able to do this to another when they are just walking down the street,
Who does she think she is …..was she wearing her cape like a super hero or did she just have one too many at the mexican cantena?
Isn’t everyone else concerned about the saftey of Savannah.
What about the poor individual that this has happened too!
He should be cursing her in english.
Doug Deal 10.16.08 at 12:33 pm
From the story:
I don’t know, this doesn’t fit the partisan angle that you leftists have, but perhaps this woman was just a tad bit crazy? People have been claiming to be Napolean and Jesus for centuries and no one has ever thought to blame it on the President. But old habit die hard for you guys.
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