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Equalizer for the elderly. (Exercising the Right).(Brief Article)
At about 10:30 p.m. on November 30th of last year, Odam Workman, 90, was staying with his son Randall, 65, at a home in Buffalo, West Virginia, when a stranger broke through a door and forced his way into the residence. According to the December 2nd Charleston Daily Mail, Randall Workman convinced the intruder to leave, called 911, told his dad to lock himself in a bedroom, and then went to seek help from a state trooper who lived nearby.
After the son left, the intruder, James Risner, returned and made several additional attempts to enter the home, eventually breaking down the front door. When he realized that Odam Workman had taken refuge in the bedroom, he ordered the elderly man to come out. ...
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