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An unidentified woman stopped a crime spree in Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city of South Carolina. As of 2006, estimates for the population of the city proper is 122,819[1]. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a small portion of the city extends into Lexington County. , on January 13, by taking a gun out of her car's glove compartment glove compartment
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A small storage container in the dashboard of an automobile. Also called glove box.


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a small storage area in the dashboard of a car

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 and opening fire on Harold Jeffcoat, a man who was attempting to steal the car.

The woman and a male companion had just left a local Wal-Mart when Jeffcoat approached and said, "Man, you know what time it is? Give me the keys," reported wistv.com. Jeffcoat pulled a gun and pushed it into the man's stomach.

The woman then entered the car, got a pistol, and blasted away. One of her five shots struck home. Jeffcoat managed to run away, but he was caught when he sought medical care at an emergency room for a wound to his buttocks buttocks /butĀ·tocks/ (butĀ“oks) the two fleshy prominences formed by the gluteal muscles on the lower part of the back. .

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1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

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 wltx.com, at the time Jeffcoat was caught, he was already wanted for four other armed robberies that had happened in the area and for five that happened in Richland County between January 5 and January 9.
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Title Annotation:EXERCISING THE RIGHT
Author:Williamsen, Kurt
Publication:The New American
Date:Feb 19, 2007
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