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Alleged robber shot by Waukegan bakery owner
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A convicted felon was shot by a bakery owner after the felon allegedly robbed the bakery and threatened the employees' lives.
Police say that 29 year old Demitrius Newbill, of the 500 block of Poplar Street, entered the Pasteleria Panaderia Bakery on the 700 block of Yeoman Street yesterday at about 8:15 PM. Newbill is then alleged to have asked the bakery owner for a pencil and paper, on which he wrote a demand note claiming to have a gun, while holding his hand under his shirt in a threatening manner. The bakery owner and his employees complied with the demands for money and their cell phones allegedly made by Newbill. The bakery owner then alleges that Newbill reached into his waistband for the object that was thought to be a gun, at which point the bakery owner fired 3 shots in self defense. Newbill survived and was treated at a local hospital, where he allegedly confessed to police for the robbery and pretending to have a gun. Newbill, who was convicted of robbery in 2003, faces up to 15 years in prison on aggravated robbery charges. The bakery owner, who had a valid FOID card, has not been charged although police are reviewing the situation.
This sort of self defense situation underscores the value of gun ownership by law abiding citizens. When would-be crime victims are armed, they are often able to stop a criminal before that criminal can harm them or other innocent people. Restrictions on gun ownership, on the other hand, only ensure that the law abiding victims are left defenseless against the gun-ban-ignoring criminals.
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