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Good Samaritan
Cops: Fatal punch by cyclist defending man in wheelchair appears justifiable
By Willoughby Mariano | Sentinel Staff Writer
March 21, 2009
ORLANDO - A punch from a bicyclist defending a man during a robbery turned out to be fatal, an Orlando police spokesman said Friday.
Witnesses said Timothy Nickerson, 40, was in his wheelchair March 5 about 12:20 a.m. near West Washington Street and North Terry Avenue when Patrick Erwin Trice, 47, took his money and knocked him down, Sgt. Barbara Jones said.
A passing bicyclist punched Trice and pedaled away.
Trice was taken to the hospital and died two days later. Police found the man who delivered the punch, but Jones did not identify him. The death appears to be justifiable, she said. The case is being forwarded to the State Attorney's Office for review.
By Willoughby Mariano | Sentinel Staff Writer
March 21, 2009
ORLANDO - A punch from a bicyclist defending a man during a robbery turned out to be fatal, an Orlando police spokesman said Friday.
Witnesses said Timothy Nickerson, 40, was in his wheelchair March 5 about 12:20 a.m. near West Washington Street and North Terry Avenue when Patrick Erwin Trice, 47, took his money and knocked him down, Sgt. Barbara Jones said.
A passing bicyclist punched Trice and pedaled away.
Trice was taken to the hospital and died two days later. Police found the man who delivered the punch, but Jones did not identify him. The death appears to be justifiable, she said. The case is being forwarded to the State Attorney's Office for review.
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03-22-09, 04:25 PM
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I wonder if he was moving on the bike when he threw the punch. That could multiply the force. Good job anywho!
