Update: Cody Bragg, a purse snatcher who called 911 on himself, was sentenced to nine years in prison for one count of felonious assault and three counts of robbery. (Fox 8)
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Vigilante justice, a dumb criminal, a snow plow, a bizarre 911 call — this story has it all.
Here’s how it went down in Alliance: John Shuman was at Wal-Mart minding his own business when he saw 18-year-old Cody Bragg allegedly grab a woman’s purse and take off. Shuman, not willing to stand idle while the thief got away, hopped in his snowplow, called 911, and chased the suspect. For 30 minutes.
This article appears in Apr 13-19, 2011.
