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Lousy disguise.(EXERCISING THE RIGHT)(Brief Article)

The New American

| August 22, 2005 | Williamsen, Kurt | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

On July 19, the owner of Breaux's Jewelers in Gretna, Louisiana, buzzed an elderly woman with a walker into his store, only to discover that she was really a he--and he had plans to rob the store.

Mike Breaux, the store's owner, wasn't fooled long by the disguise, and before the robber, later identified as Kevin Knight, could pull his gun from the straw purse he carried, Breaux had his own gun out. When Knight started to jump over the counter, Breaux shot him in the face, dropping him.

At that point, one of Knight's cohorts, Dion Lee, who was outside the store, began shooting through a ...

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