Texas two-step.(Johnny Piper pursued Michael Hammonds)(Brief article)

Johnny Piper of Lamar County, Texas, pursued a suspected bank robber, Michael Hammonds, down a country road. When Hammonds walked, Piper walked. When Hammonds ran, Piper ran. When Hammonds stopped, so did Piper.

The incident started on April 6 when Piper got home from work and learned that a manhunt was taking place in his neighborhood for a bank robber who had been on the run from police for about five hours. The robber was on foot because his truck had lost a tire while negotiating a corner during a high-speed pursuit.

At home, Piper armed himself with a shotgun and locked his vehicles and outside buildings, reported the Paris News. A short while later, as he was sitting on his porch, the robbery suspect walked up the road and said that he'd had problems with his wife in their house down the road. Knowing that the man ...