A man in Massachusetts is being called a hero after he saved a neighborhood convenience store from being robbed. The hero used his prosthetic leg to trip the robber as he was leaving the store and then dragged the robber back into the store! Once in the store the hero and the store owner discovered the gun was a pellet gun and put the robber in a choke hold before calling police. Watch the news clip/interview and read the full story after the jump.
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A Massachusetts man who used his prosthetic leg to take down a robber says he didn’t have time to think, he just reacted.
Stephen Cornell peered through the window of his neighborhood convenience store in Middleton on Wednesday and saw a man pointing a gun at the owner.
He tells The Salem News he intended to tackle the thief when he left JC Grill & Pizza, but instead stuck out his artificial leg and tripped him.
Cornell and owner Edson Andrade disarmed the thief and dragged him back into the store in a chokehold before calling police. The weapon was a pellet gun.
The 55-year-old Cornell lost his leg at age 12.
The suspect, 23-year-old Eric Homen, pleaded not guilty to charges including armed robbery.
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