Fort Worth Good Samaritan Stabbed in Convenience Store Scuffle

A Fort Value man is recovering after he stepped in to assist a comfort retailer clerk and wound up stabbed by the person he hoped to guard her from.

Bryce Baker mentioned he’d usually stopped on the Chevron fuel station close to I-35 and Berry Avenue, which he stopped at together with his household round 5:30 Monday night.

He’d adopted one other man in and was ready in line when he observed a disruption on the register.

“I sat there for an excellent in all probability, you realize, two, three, 4 minutes, you realize, 4 or 5 minutes, of them simply screaming forwards and backwards,” mentioned Baker.

In accordance with Fort Value Police, the shop’s clerk requested that man, recognized as James Gilmore, to depart after he harassed clients.

That’s when Baker noticed him pull one thing from his pocket, which he’d quickly be taught was a knife.

“At any time when I’ve seen his hand go up like that, I simply went up behind him and I put them right into a headlock and tried to again him up in the direction of the door. I kicked. I ended up kicking the door open with my foot, and I went to go sling him out. After which that is each time he mentioned, ‘That is how we’re gonna play?’ After which, his hand went like that, and it stabbed me,” mentioned Baker.

The 2 continued to battle whereas Baker’s spouse, Trinity, and the couple’s three-year-old and one-year-old children watched from the automobile.

Each males left by ambulance.

Although they didn’t understand it at first, Gilmore punctured Baker’s colon, leading to a five-hour surgical procedure, four-day hospital keep and sure one other six to eight weeks out of labor for Baker, who’s the household’s sole supplier.

Nonetheless, he mentioned leaping in to assist was merely one thing he needed to do.

“There have been too many individuals there. And if one thing was to pop off, I did not need you realize, little children or, you realize what I imply? There was lots of little children within the McDonalds, so I wasn’t making an attempt for anyone to actually get damage,” he mentioned.

Fort Value Police arrested Gilmore and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault.