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The robber who was shot was indicted Wednesday on four counts of aggravated robbery. He is being held on $400,000 bond.

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That's remarkably quick for an indictment.

I think if found guilty on all charges he could be sentenced to 396 years in prison.

- Jim

John: Don't feel too sorry for the guy. He is allegedly a career criminal and child-support deadbeat.

Russell: The problem with shutting down these places is that they are operated as private clubs. New members have to be sponsored by current members. Under those conditions, it is difficult for an undercover police officer to gain access and observe illegal gambling.

- Jim

Purplehood wrote:What exactly is a gameroom?

It's a place where people play video 8-liners or poker machines for money. Illegal in Texas but usually tolerated unless they become the site of more serious illegal activity like drug dealing.

- Jim

The newspaper story has been updated to state explicitly that the defender was a 77-year-old Korean War veteran with a CHL. It was also the "above the fold" story in the print edition.

The robber who was shot checked into the emergency room a short time later.

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I liked this detail:

“The 77-year-old concealed gun permit carrier drew his .38-caliber revolver and shot one of the crooks,” [Police spokesman Brian] Goetschius said. “The crook immediately fell to the floor, and he dropped his gun and he lost a shoe.”

- Jim

The newspaper story is a direct quotation of what the police spokesman said.

The defender could only have had a CHL. The owner of a business cannot give a customer who does not have a CHL permission to carry a handgun there. I doubt a LEO, judge, or DA would be in an illegal game room.

Please lay off with the "hick reporter" judgmental nonsense. I live here, and I know these people. You don't.

- Jim