beowulf 1 #1 February 22, 2007 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- A tour group of U.S. senior citizens fought off a band of muggers in eastern Costa Rica, sending two of the assailants fleeing and killing a third, police said Thursday. One of the tourists -- a retired U.S. serviceman whom officials estimated was in his 70s -- allegedly put Warner Segura in a headlock and broke his clavicle after the 20-year-old and two other men armed with a knife and gun held up their tour bus Wednesday, said Luis Hernandez, the police chief of Limon, 80 miles east of San Jose. The Americans had arrived in Limon on the Carnival Cruise Lines ship Carnival Liberty. "It was a group of 12 senior citizens from the United States who were going to spend a few hours in the area, but their tour bus entered a dangerous sector known as Cieneguita", Hernandez said. The tourists drove Segura to the local Red Cross branch, but he was declared dead, Hernandez said. He declined to give the names or hometowns of the tourists. The Red Cross also treated one of the tourists for an anxiety attack, Hernandez said. Costa Rican authorities said they did not plan to file charges against the tourists, who left on their cruise ship after the incident. "They were in their right to defend themselves after being held up," Hernandez said. Hernandez said Segura had previous charges against him for assaults. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/02/22/seniors.mugged.ap/index.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 February 22, 2007 I like how they were allowed to continue with their cruise afterwards. Beats the hell out of playing Bingo. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #3 February 22, 2007 I can picture it now. "Hey Grandpa how was your cruise?" "It was Great we really kicked some ass!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #4 February 22, 2007 "Oh, you know, played shuffleboard, ate strained peas, killed a man, ran out of bengay, that sort of thing." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #5 February 22, 2007 "I never killed anybody who didn't deserve it" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #6 February 22, 2007 Quote"Oh, you know, played shuffleboard, ate strained peas, killed a man, ran out of bengay, that sort of thing." Just be careful there, kid.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
