Citizens Arrest Attempt Results in Murder of Heroic Effort of Troy Cansler (Turley Blog)
Troy Cansler {47 years old}, in Cherry Valley, California, made a an effort to do a citizens arrest of armed robber Vincent Alex DeLeon (age 26); after DeLeon stabbed/robbed a woman who had a baby in a stroller.
According to News stories posted online, Troy witnessed the stabbing robbery and told the mother "I'll get him for you".
News show accounts report that Troy caught up with DeLeon; resulting in a scuffle and fatal stabbing of Cansler.
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Some comment parties are being critical of the effort of Troy Cansler (see Professor Jonathan Turley's blog posting of "California Man Dies in Pursuit of Suspect Who Stabbed Mother in Parking Lot" and United Kingdoms "Daily Mail article titled "Good Samaritan Slain Chasing Robbery Suspect".
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In this day and age where too many people sit idle by, it bugs me that a person sacrificed his life;
and the cheap seats find fault with him for trying to do a good thing.
Can you imagine the victim, widow and Troy's daughter reading all the condescending banter!
R.I.P. Troy Cansler
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