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This is how it's done. Vacationing Army NCO disarms bank robber

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I give up. This board is too hard to understand.
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SARASOTA, Fla. - A bank customer turned hero Tuesday afternoon, when an Army Staff Sergeant on vacation helped sheriff's deputies catch an armed bank robber.

It happened around 2:30pm at the Bank of America on Bee Ridge Road at Beneva Road in Sarasota.

Staff Sergeant Eddie Peoples was at the bank with his children, when a robber walked in waving a gun and demanding money. Peoples and his family quickly took cover until the suspect left.

And that's when Peoples says instinct took over. ?Once he walked out of the bank and my children were no longer in jeopardy, I walked out behind him, got in my vehicle, came over where he was parked at, wedged him in?when he got out of the vehicle he put the gun in my face and told me he was going to shoot me. I took the weapon away from him, took the bag of money away from him, put him on the ground, and the deputies showed up,? says Peoples.

Thanks to his heroic actions, deputies were able to arrest the suspect, 34-year-old Matthew Rogers.

Rogers has a long rap sheet, with charges including burglary and auto theft.

Peoples, a Sarasota native, says he was just doing the right thing and that his training in the Army has prepared him to handle anything. ?This is an everyday thing for the U.S. Army. I've been deployed 4 times; three to Iraq, once to Kuwait?so I've had my share of getting shot at and everything, so it just doesn't bother me anymore. I just couldn't let him get away with this.?
 
hand gun turned out to be a replica but he obviously didn't know that at the time.

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SARASOTA - An Army Staff Sergeant who helped foil a bank robbery in Sarasota Tuesday was honored for his courage Wednesday.

Sheriff Tom Knight recognized Staff Sergeant Eddie Peoples with a commendation at the sheriff's office. Peoples was at the Bank Of America on Bee Ridge Road on Tuesday when 34-year-old Matthew Rogers attempted to rob the bank.

Peoples used his car to block Rogers from leaving the bank in his vehicle. That's when Rogers exited his car and allegedly pointed the gun in Peoples? face. Peoples then used a takedown maneuver he learned in basic training.

The suspect's weapon turned out to be an authentic-looking replica of a handgun.

Peoples says the incident was nothing compared to his time fighting in Iraq. ?It was a piece of cake. I still got that adrenaline rush. After the adrenaline leaves you, you shake a little bit, but it was nothing like some of the attacks I've gone through. It was one guy. I think it was a little unfair?he should have brought a partner.?

Sheriff Knight says anyone without law enforcement or military training should not attempt what Peoples did.

Rogers is being held in the Sarasota County Jail without bond, charged with Armed Robbery and Attempted Armed Carjacking.
 
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Gutsy call. Even with Army training, I don't know if I'd put myself in harms way like that with kids to think about, but he said it was nothing compared to his tours of duty in Iraq and Kuwait, so I'll believe him. Definitely one brave dude though, if there were more like him you would expect less robberies like this.
 
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