Reported By www.azcentral.com on 2014-09-03
“Cynthia, a 47-year-old widow, realized that somebody was trying to break into her house one morning in May. She didn’t panic, didn’t back down and she didn’t go all Rambo either. Instead, she simply defended herself and police say she did everything right. She called 911, she armed herself with a gun she knew how to use and she retreated to the bathroom, hoping that help would arrive in time but knowing that if it didn’t she would just have to provide her own rescue. The 911 tape, released this morning, provides a chilling account of her encounter with Michael Lewis, who used a weeding tool to break the glass in the backyard Arcadia door of her west Phoenix home…. Lewis was hospitalized for a month. He’s pleaded guilty to burglary and aggravated assault and will be sentenced later this month and when he gets out, maybe he’ll think twice about breaking into somebody’s house. As for Cynthia, she told police that her late husband taught her how to handle her .38. Last week’s Arizona gun story, about a little girl and an Uzi, made international news. I wonder if this one, about a widow and an iron will, will get equal treatment. I’m guessing not and that is a shame….”