Two Concealed Carriers Detain Knife-Wielding Woman at Florida Dollar General

Two customers carrying concealed handguns kept an intoxicated woman with a knife at gunpoint in a Polk County, Florida, Dollar General until deputies got there, USA Carry reports. No shots were fired and no one was hurt.

Key points

• The account: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd described the incident in his morning briefing video and identified the woman as a 36-year-old from Kissimmee.
• The threat: Judd said she was heavily intoxicated, pulled a knife, waved it at shoppers while threatening them, then stabbed a soda bottle.
• Inside the store: A manager hurried customers out the back door, fearing someone would be stabbed, while employees called 911.
• The carriers: Two people with concealed firearms drew and held her in place until deputies came. Judd said one of them had a permit and noted that Florida does not require one for concealed carry.
• Charges: She faces two counts of aggravated assault plus charges of disorderly intoxication and theft of the soda bottle. USA Carry notes the charges are allegations and she is presumed innocent unless convicted.

Quick take

Judd did not name the two residents but told them in the briefing, "You did what was right." USA Carry's Luke McCoy credits their restraint: they drew, controlled the scene and waited for deputies without firing. He writes that a drawn gun is justified only by an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm, and that the pair knew where that line was.

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