Is a man like this eating at YOUR Dairy Queen?
The Newark Advocate is reporting that Charles W. McCoy kicked a chair and swore on his way out of court Tuesday after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a knifepoint robbery and stabbing at the Dairy Queen in Heath in July.
According to the story, McCoy had waived his right to a jury trial and instead pleaded his case directly to Common Pleas Judge Jon R. Spahr, who sentenced him to 30 years after a 1 1/2 day trial.
The Advocate reports Spahr found McCoy guilty of one count of aggravated robbery, one count of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping -- all first-degree felonies -- and one count of felonious assault -- a second-degree felony.
From the story:
align="right">- Witnesses testified that McCoy stabbed Heath Dairy Queen employee Teresa Miller six times after robbing her and co-worker Heather Bonifant on July 23, shortly after the restaurant's 11 p.m. closing time.
At knifepoint, McCoy ordered the two women to put money from the restaurant's safe into bags, then stabbed Miller as she tried to run away. Bonifant escaped unharmed.
McCoy had previously worked at the Dairy Queen and knew both women, since he had worked with them for years. He also previously worked with Miller at Taco Bell.
"(Miller) is a person (McCoy) knew," Oswalt said. "She is a person that has done nothing but be friendly and cordial to him. What does she get for her friendship? A stab in the back -- literally."
"I feel he got what he deserved," Miller said after the trial. "I'd just like to thank Mr. Oswalt and everyone else who helped along the way."
Several Dairy Queen stores throughout Ohio have posted discriminatory signs banning concealed handgun licenseholders. Last summer, after news of this incident was reported, the owner of a Canton DQ contacted OFCC and explained that all franchises are independently owned and operated, and that he has received no order to post signs. Based upon his invitation to CHL-holders, his store will be placed on the Safe Alternatives list.
Whether or not this Heath store had posted such signs, this incident should show the other Dairy Queen stores on the Do Not Patronize While Armed list just how much they are endangering their employees and customers.
These Dairy Queen managers need to hear about the tragedies which became known as the Captain D's murders in Tennessee, after that restaurant chain made a move to ban firearms. They need to hear about the experience of Dr. Suzanna Gratia-Hupp (now a Texas State Representative), who was forced to watch her parents lives be taken (along with 21 others) in the Luby's Restaurant rampage shooting in Kileen, TX because she was required to leave her firearm in her car.
There are more men like Charles W. McCoy out there. Are they sitting next to you? And if you are in a restaurant like one of those listed above, what could you possibly do about it?
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