E-Dog Night Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19740787/?GT1=10150 File under "you can't make this stuff up". :insane: A gate-crasher’s change of heart Gunman bursts into party, tastes cheese and wine, gets hug, then leaves By Allison Klein WASHINGTON - A grand feast of marinated steaks and jumbo shrimp was winding down, and a group of friends was sitting on the back patio of a Capitol Hill home, sipping red wine. Suddenly, a hooded man slid in through an open gate and put the barrel of a handgun to the head of a 14-year-old guest. "Give me your money, or I'll start shooting," he demanded, according to D.C. police and witness accounts. The five other guests, including the girls' parents, froze -- and then one spoke. "We were just finishing dinner," Cristina "Cha Cha" Rowan, 43, blurted out. "Why don't you have a glass of wine with us?" The intruder took a sip of their Chateau Malescot St-Exupéry and said, "Damn, that's good wine." The girl's father, Michael Rabdau, 51, who described the harrowing evening in an interview, told the intruder, described as being in his 20s, to take the whole glass. Rowan offered him the bottle. The would-be robber, his hood now down, took another sip and had a bite of Camembert cheese that was on the table. 'Can I get a hug?' Then he tucked the gun into the pocket of his nylon sweatpants. "I think I may have come to the wrong house," he said, looking around the patio of the home in the 1300 block of Constitution Avenue NE. "I'm sorry," he told the group. "Can I get a hug?" Rowan, who lives in Falls Church and works part time at her children's school, stood up and wrapped her arms around him. Then it was Rabdau's turn. Then his wife's. The other two guests complied. "That's really good wine," the man said, taking another sip. He had a final request: "Can we have a group hug?" The five adults surrounded him, arms out. With that, the man walked out with a crystal wine glass in hand, filled with Chateau Malescot. No one was hurt, and nothing was stolen. The homeowner, Xavier Cervera, 45, had gone out to walk his dog at the end of the party and missed the incident, which happened about midnight June 16. Police classified the case as strange but true and said they had not located a suspect. "We believe it is a true robbery," said Cmdr. Diane Groomes, who is in charge of patrols in the Capitol Hill area. But it's one-of-a-kind, she said, adding, "I've never heard of a robber joining a party and then walking out to the sunset." The hug, she said, was especially unusual. "They should have squeezed him and held onto him for us," she said. Rabdau said he hasn't been able to figure out what happened. "I was definitely expecting there would be some kind of casualty," Rabdau said this week. "He was very aggressive at first; then it turned into a love fest. I don't know what it was." Click link for full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 That must be some dam good wine, the guy didn't even get any steak and shrimp :laugh: Thank god no one got hurt though :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Wow, that's an incredible and what a great ending. I truly hope that the man gets his stuff worked out. God's grace was all over that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 That must be some dam good wine, the guy didn't even get any steak and shrimp :laugh: Thank god no one got hurt though :applause: I know, right? Chateau Malescot should use that in their next advertising campaign. "Wine so good, it turns homicidal maniacs into cheese-eating love sponges." Mad props to Cristina "Cha Cha" Rowan for keeping her cool in a pretty harrowing situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmb5 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Wow, that's an incredible and what a great ending. I truly hope that the man gets his stuff worked out. God's grace was all over that place. yep, couldnt have said it better myself. That really is bizarre though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 So are people naturally good or bad...hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddyShoo Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Sounds like the dude was rolling on some X. It explains the hugs and the complete 180 in mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Reminds me of that scene from Falling Down where Michael Douglas walks into that family's barbecue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 i think adding this really put this post over the top. :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 He just needed some Hug Therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 i think adding this really put this post over the top. :applause: Thank you. I was particularly proud of that myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 2 blocks from my house!!!! Wow - that is a nice block too, lots of nice houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgSkinFan Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I hope this man is caught and brought to justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Dog Night Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Sounds like the dude was rolling on some X. It explains the hugs and the complete 180 in mood. I was under the impression that people on X don't try to rob people at gunpoint in the 1st pace, but then again, I don't have any real experience with that drug. But I will agree that there must be some long term drug/alcohol abuse going on with the guy. There has to be. Things that weird don't happen otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I was under the impression that people on X don't try to rob people at gunpoint in the 1st pace, but then again, I don't have any real experience with that drug. But I will agree that there must be some long term drug/alcohol abuse going on with the guy. There has to be. Things that weird don't happen otherwise. Maybe......just maybe the guy snapped. It happens. And it's not always the result of alcohol or drugs. Maybe daddy didn't hug him enough. Maybe he hugged him too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Clark Fan Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 the gunman is still a piece of sh*t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOOPSKIN28 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 "With that, the man walked out with a crystal wine glass in hand, filled with Chateau Malescot. No one was hurt, and nothing was stolen." Nothing was stolen? what about the crystal wine glass??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 So are people naturally good or bad...hmm... Depends on the vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tizzod Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 "Damn! That's some good-ass cheese!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Wow, that is an incredable situation. How can someone be on the verge of killing a 14 year old one second, and then be complimenting the red wine and cheese selection the next? Something tells me we havent heard the last of the Midnight hugger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofizz Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Wow, this is just ridiculus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboDaMan Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 "With that, the man walked out with a crystal wine glass in hand, filled with Chateau Malescot. No one was hurt, and nothing was stolen."Nothing was stolen? what about the crystal wine glass??? Left it outside. Unbroken. Freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 See what happens when people dont get hugs when they are kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 so let me get this straight...a group of 5 capable adults, at least 2 grown men, ALL wrap thair arms around the guy who just held a gun to one of their kids heads, and the guy walks out scot free? ummm, woosies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 so let me get this straight...a group of 5 capable adults, at least 2 grown men, ALL wrap thair arms around the guy who just held a gun to one of their kids heads, and the guy walks out scot free?ummm, woosies Yeah but he got hugs so you know he's going to turn his life around now! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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