(The Gainesville Sun) OCALA, FL – July 16, 2012 – The Internet cafe patron who shot and injured two men as they tried to rob the business will likely not face any criminal charges. “Based on what I have seen and what I know at this time, I don’t anticipate filing any charges,” said Bill Gladson of the State Attorney’s Office for 5th Judicial Circuit. Gladson said he has reviewed the security surveillance video from the cafe. While he still awaits final reports from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, he said the shooting appeared justified. Samuel Williams, 71, who fired the shots, has a concealed weapons permit, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Under Florida law, a person is allowed to use deadly force if he or she fears death or serious injury to themselves or others. As long as the person isn’t committing a crime and is in a place where he or she has a right to be, they are considered to be acting within the law. Williams, who lives in Ocala, could not be reached for comment on Monday. But at least one of his 30 fellow patrons at the cafe wants to thank him. “I think he is wonderful. If he wouldn’t have been there, there could have been some innocent people shot,” said Mary Beach. Beach was sitting in with her back to the door Friday night and didn’t realize what was happening until she heard shots. “I heard pop, pop; then pop, pop, pop, all at once,” she said. “In the confusion I never really got to see his (Williams) face.” Surveillance video of the incident was …
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Senior citizen Samuel Williams has been hailed a hero after thwarting a robbery at an internet cafe by pulling a gun on two would-be thieves and sending them hurrying to the exit.
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