3 – Derrick Mosley Tries To Rob a Gun Store with a Baseball Bat
You might have heard the old saying “never bring a knife to a gun fight.” Clearly, Derrick Mosley either didn’t hear this phrase or else he was too stupid to realize what it means. For reasons best known to himself, Mosley attempted to rob a gun store in Portland, Oregon, using a baseball bat and knife.
One Thursday afternoon in July 2013, Mosley arrived at Discount Gun Sales in Beaverton and tried to steal a semi-automatic gun by smashing the case with a baseball bat. It didn’t take the store manager long to realize he was dealing with a complete fool, so he quickly turned the tables on the criminal by brandishing his gun. Obviously, Mosley was taken aback that the manager of a gun shop would be armed with a gun and the startled thief complied when the manager ordered him to drop the handgun, knife and baseball bat and lie on the floor.
He contacted the police who arrived to arrest Mosley for first-degree theft, first-degree robbery, second-degree mischief and unlawful possession of a firearm. Although we can laugh at the idiocy of Mosley’s attempt, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office made a good point in its press release. It outlined that the police didn’t know what the criminal’s intentions were once he got his hands on the gun. If he was desperate enough to try and rob a gun store with just a bat and knife, what would he do once he had a gun?
Mosley was thrown in Washington County Jail with bail set at $250,000. One hopes that when he gets out of prison, he doesn’t suddenly get smarter and try to plan his next robbery.