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Deliberate deception.(EXERCISING THE RIGHT)(Brief article)

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| November 26, 2007 | Williamsen, Kurt | COPYRIGHT 2007 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

Two criminals teamed up to lure unsuspecting homeowners to open their doors to make robbing them easier. One criminal would knock on a door, and the other would hide nearby with a gun. However, when the two criminals, 18-year-old Robert Willis and 25-year-old Jesse Graham, tried this ruse in Moss Bluff, Louisiana, on September 5 at about 1 a.m., it didn't work out well for them.

The ruse began working as planned--one criminal knocked at a house, and the homeowner answered the door--but it went wrong when, as the second criminal stepped around the corner of the house with a shotgun, the homeowner pointed his own gun at the men, sending them fleeing.

That began a bad night of victim noncooperation. After the two fled in a stolen car, they decided to steal some motorcycles. In the process, they were confronted by a neighbor. They ...

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