http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/22/armed-beauty-queen-fatally-shoots-intruder-florida-home-invasion/#ixzz1HNTXyuWL

Quote :

"When a burly ex-convict forced his way into a posh Florida home last week, he had no idea what awaited him -- a 25-year-old beauty queen with a pink .38-caliber handgun. Meghan Brown, a former Florida pageant queen, shot and killed 42-year-old Albert Franklin Hill during a home invasion March 12 at the 2,732-square-foot house she shares with her fiance in Tierra Verde, Fla. Hill barged into the home at around 3 a.m. after Brown responded to a knock at the front door, according to a police report. He allegedly grabbed the 110-pound Brown around her nose and mouth and dragged her to an upstairs bedroom. The woman’s fiance, Robert Planthaber, said in an interview that he was quickly awakened by the altercation and ran to Brown’s side. "I attacked him and took a severe beating to the head," Planthaber told FoxNews.com. "But I got him off of her long enough for her to scramble to the room where she keeps her pink .38 special.” Brown, who reigned as the 2009 Miss Tierra Verde, snatched her gun from a nearby bedroom and shot the suspect several times – hitting him in the chest, groin, thigh and back, her fiance said. Hill was pronounced dead at the scene. Panthaber, a 42-year-old arborist, said he believes he and his fiancee were targeted because of their wealth. He claimed a pizza delivery man and possible accomplice staked out the home for three months before Hill attempted to burglarize it. “We live in a very prominent area and my fiancee wears a $60,000 engagement ring,” he said. “The pizza man knew we had money because sometimes we needed change for a $100 bill when he came to deliver pizza.” Hill had a criminal record stretching back nearly three decades -- including arrests for burglary, battery, drug possession and grand theft. He reportedly served a 13-year prison term in 1987 and was released in September after serving a fourth term behind bars. Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Robbery/Homicide Unit are still investigating the crime but believe the motive was robbery, according to local press reports. They say they haven’t yet determined the relationship, if any, Hill had with the couple. A police report said the ex-convict demanded money before the altercation between Hill and Panthaber ensued. Panthaber, meanwhile, said he and his fiancee are lucky to be alive. He said he purchased the pink handgun for Brown last Christmas and that the two had gone to target practice together. “She was not a good shot at the range,” he quipped."

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 8:13 AM. Reason : link]

3/25/2011 8:11:51 AM

Quote :

"“We live in a very prominent area and my fiancee wears a $60,000 engagement ring,” he said. “The pizza man knew we had money because sometimes we needed change for a $100 bill when he came to deliver pizza.”"

3/25/2011 8:13:17 AM

gg for her to shoot the guy.

FAIL on her man for not shooting in the first place, then for telling the world that his girl rocks a $60K engagement ring, I'm sure letting the planet know that will decrease robbery attempts.

3/25/2011 8:13:55 AM

Good shoot.

3/25/2011 8:19:35 AM

Quote :

"We live in a very prominent area and PLEASE ROB ME"

3/25/2011 8:20:26 AM

I'd be a happy man if that's the last thing I see.

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 8:23 AM. Reason : .]

3/25/2011 8:23:16 AM

Guns will still typically kill people regardless of color

3/25/2011 8:23:19 AM

Is that the only reason this made the news, because the gun was pink? Christ on a corndog fox news is retarded.

3/25/2011 8:38:45 AM

Lol at this guy.

3/25/2011 8:43:05 AM

Quote :

"“She was not a good shot at the range,” he quipped.""

Well no shit....self defense shots are normally within 7 feet, it's a lot easier to hit something 7 feet away.

3/25/2011 8:43:34 AM

Quote :

"Guns will still typically kill people regardless of color"

3/25/2011 8:57:12 AM

You wanna know some painful self defense ammo? That winchester supreme elite PDX. It's got 3 disks in it along with some BB shot.

3/25/2011 9:02:38 AM

^ Screw a pistol. I keep a shotgun for self defense. 12 Gauge is the way to go.

3/25/2011 9:04:14 AM

^yeah that stuff is for a shotgun. Well you could also put it in a rossi circuit judge, that is like a hybrid revolver shotgun rifle. You would have to use 410 shells though.

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 9:06 AM. Reason : ]

3/25/2011 9:05:41 AM

2 things...

its a snub nose .38... its not like its the best shooting gun in the friggin world.
No shit she wasn't that great of a shot with it...

I don't get why less lethal ammo is illegal but in North Carolina its a good thing because you can be sued for injuries during a home invasion.

3/25/2011 9:19:17 AM

I hope I'm banging a 25 year old former beauty queen when I'm 42.

3/25/2011 9:20:52 AM

Quote :

"“We live in a very prominent area and my fiancee wears a $60,000 engagement ring,” he said. “The pizza man knew we had money because sometimes we needed change for a $100 bill when he came to deliver pizza.”"

what the hell u rolling your eyes about, people case people out all the time before robberies

i dont think shes just bragging about her wealth

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 9:25 AM. Reason : g]

3/25/2011 9:25:48 AM

what kind of arborist is that rich? what kind of specialty trees must --

ohhhh . . . "trees"

3/25/2011 9:36:58 AM

Quote :

"Panthaber, a 42-year-old arborist, said he believes he and his fiancee were targeted because of their wealth."

wat

3/25/2011 9:39:18 AM

2,483 comments

3/25/2011 9:39:29 AM

Having only 100's doesn't mean you're rich. It just means you're insecure and probably an asshole.

3/25/2011 9:39:55 AM

Kick in the door wavin' the .44 pink .38.

3/25/2011 9:42:33 AM

My gun. Let me show you it.

3/25/2011 1:17:05 PM

i have the same gun, except the hammerless version- any particular reason you chose to go with the pink grip? (I have black hogue's on mine)

3/25/2011 1:18:34 PM

Regardless of how much a tool the arborist is (look at the article picture) its always a great story when a home invader meets their end to home defense

3/25/2011 1:25:34 PM

An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturalist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants.

3/25/2011 1:27:06 PM

why did she answer the door at 3am in the first place when she didn't know who it was knocking?

3/25/2011 1:33:19 PM

Quote :

"why did she answer the door at 3am in the first place when she didn't know who it was knocking?"

Most people answer the door to find out who's knocking.

3/25/2011 1:35:03 PM

not at 3 in the fucking morning i don't

3/25/2011 1:36:33 PM

Quote :

"$60,000 ENGAGEMENT RING"

3/25/2011 1:37:31 PM

Quote :

"Panthaber, a 42-year-old arborist, said he believes he and his fiancee were targeted because of their wealth."

Quote :

"wat"

exactly what i thought

3/25/2011 1:38:14 PM

Quote :

"An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturalist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. Arborists generally focus on the health and safety of individual plants and trees, rather than managing forests (the domains of Forestry and Silviculture) or harvesting wood. An arborist's scope of work is therefore distinct from that of either a forester or a logger, though the professions share much in common."

In case you didn't know what one was.


Also... they live in Florida
....where tons of rich people live
....who pay a lot of money for stupid shit like keeping their yards looking nice.

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 1:42 PM. Reason : .]

3/25/2011 1:38:33 PM

I had beef
With this theif
Named Randolph
Now hes in a casket
Dressed up
With his hands crossed

3/25/2011 1:42:46 PM

Yeah your ass is getting ignored at 3 am, regardless if it's legit or not.

This reminds me of Clockwork Orange.

3/25/2011 1:44:57 PM

Gotta love American values and attitudes.

3/25/2011 1:46:01 PM

I would def have my gun with me when answering the door at 3am.

3/25/2011 1:50:29 PM

1) why was she answering the door instead of fiancé?
2) fiancé sounds like a douche (could be answer for #1)
3) when will the government take these guns from these crazy people??? Lol

3/25/2011 1:55:10 PM

my mom has a pink .38. it is a reuger

3/25/2011 1:57:34 PM

1) why was she answering the door instead of fiancé?

fiance was sleeping, she was not.

2) fiancé sounds like a douche (could be answer for #1)

you're right and he got his ass kicked.

3) when will the government take these guns from these crazy people??? Lol

no comment

3/25/2011 2:01:03 PM

mother fuckers in here acting like they didn't have to look up what the fuck an arborist was...I had to google that shit

3/25/2011 2:03:11 PM

lol targeted for their wealth.

who the fuck wants to rob a poor person. of course you were targeted for your wealth...

3/25/2011 2:03:17 PM

Quote :

"I would def have my gun with me when answering the door at 3am. "

i had my gun with me while answering the door at 5:15pm yesterday

3/25/2011 2:03:59 PM

Quote :

"Having only 100's doesn't mean you're rich. It just means you're insecure and probably an asshole"

QFT

another explanation could be trying to pass a counterfeit, especially on cheap shit

3/25/2011 2:07:10 PM

Quote :

"mother fuckers in here acting like they didn't have to look up what the fuck an arborist was...I had to google that shit"

Uhh... don't you know what Arbor day is?

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 2:09 PM. Reason : .]

3/25/2011 2:09:07 PM

rawr 2nd amendment rawr

3/25/2011 2:10:56 PM

i don't see why she is considered to be a "crazy person"

asshole came into her house and assaulted her. she had every right to shoot his ass.

3/25/2011 2:13:50 PM

^^^is that part of kwanzaa??

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 2:15 PM. Reason : +1 ^]

3/25/2011 2:14:44 PM

while I'm a firm supporter of the 2nd ammendment and am definitely pro castle doctrine, I gotta play devils advocate and say she might get in trouble for shooting him as much as she did, including in the back

i hope not though


^I didn't have to look it up, and am in no way a learned linguist

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 2:16 PM. Reason : w]

3/25/2011 2:15:35 PM

^^^He was just saying that for comedic value since guns were useful in this situation.


^she's white, rich, and a supermodel, beauty queen. No charges will be filed.


[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 2:17 PM. Reason : .]

3/25/2011 2:16:27 PM

Quote :

"in North Carolina its a good thing because you can be sued for injuries during a home invasion."

Which is why you shoot to kill

3/25/2011 2:16:42 PM