93.1FM WIBC by Brian Baker Nov. 11, 2019
Man Uses a Battle Ax to Attack Home Intruder
A resourceful individual with a passion for Vikings used an ax to battle a convicted criminal who broke into his Michigan apartment late Wednesday night.
Ben Ball, 36, used a replica battle-ax to fend off 33-year-old suspect, Alex Lavell Rawls, who is now in jail and facing a possible prison sentence of 20 years if he survives his injuries. You know how those meddling emergency room doctors can be. They're always saving lives without regard to the greater impact upon society. Not cool, docs! Not cool at all!
Anyway, Ball says that the suspect dated his former roommate who left to get away.
Hey, swell roommate! "Listen, Ben, I broke up with this guy and now he's trying to kill me. If he happens to show up with murder on his mind, just take a message and tell him I'm not here, okay?"
The suspect showed up at Ball and his terrible roommate's apartment around 11:30 p.m.
Rawls knocked on the door repeatedly, then kicked it in, while Ball was in his apartment playing video games and watching Rick and Morty.
Editor's Note: I didn't make the video games part or the Rick and Morty part up.
Ball said he believed the suspect had a firearm.
“(The) door opened, (I) grabbed the ax, (then) step, step, hit.â€
Editor's Note: The 'step, step, hit' technique is no longer permitted in professional battle ax tournaments. As of 2016, judges allow a maximum of one step per swing and the anchor foot must remain planted until the ax has traveled a minimum circumference of no less than 180 degrees.
More:
https://www.wibc.com/blogs/tony-katz/2nd-amendment-success-story-battle-ax-edition
