Here’s one that can’t wait for the next Police Blotter roundup. Cops in the US city of Philadelphia say a man who uses a specialised wheelchair was trying to sell an Xbox, “started talking like a gangster” and then stabbed his potential buyer five times when the man reneged on the purchase.
Andrew Hinson, 48, put his 57-year-old victim in the hospital in serious condition, a police spokesman said. Cops said he went to a friend’s house about 4.15am on Sunday and tried to sell him an Xbox. Police said he “started talking like a gangster”. When the man refused to buy the hardware Hinson whipped out a knife and stabbed the guy in the leg.
Hinson left the scene, but thanks to the fact he has an arrest record stretching back nearly 25 years (including a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to murder) cops didn’t have to look too far when they were told to find a knife-wielding dude in a wheelchair. He was taken into custody at his home and found to have drug paraphernalia on him when arrested.
The Philadelphia Daily News reports that over the summer, Hinson left his special-made wheelchair — which he has used since he was shot in the back in 2005 — in his front yard. Some kids took it for a joyride but eventually returned it unharmed.
Wheelchair-bound man arrested for Xbox stabbing [Philadelphia Daily News]
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11 responses to “Wheelchair-Using Man Arrested In Xbox Deal Gone Bad”
*ding ding*
Two year stint for murder?
And who stabs someone, then KEEPS drug paraphernalia on them?
The prosecution must’ve REALLY stuffed that case up if they couldn’t secure a heavier sentence than that despite a guilty plea…
XBOX SALES TRIGGER DRUG-FUELLED STABBING SPREE.
/foxnews
Does anyone else find it weird that these guys were almost 50 and 60 yrs old?
Not really 😛
Age does not mean maturity… and also maturity does not mean age…
Stabby Stabby!
So says Mr. Stewart!
4:15am… perfectly reasonable time to buy a murderers xbox
He’d already served 2 years for MURDER.
MURDER.
‘MURICA.
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