Burger joint owner doesnât have gun on him when robber demands money â but victim fights back anyway â TheBlaze
McKenzie
Les McKenzie â owner of McKenzieâs Burger Garage â  told KSWO-TV  he  usually carries  his  gun whenever  he  ventures out to the storage shed behind  his  restaurant in Lawton  Oklahoma.
But  McKenzie  told the station when  he  went out to  his  shed to grab some supplies Thursday morning   he  wasnât armed.
âI laid my gun down on the counter that morning â  he  recalled to KSWO. âI donât know why I did.â
Next thing  McKenzie  knew  something was pushing into  his  back â accompanied by a voice demanding  his  money and cellphone  the station said.
Did  McKenzie  take it seriously?
âI thought it was one of my employees giving me a hard time  so I said  âIâll get right on that in just a minute 'â  the restaurant owner  said  according to KSWO.
âHe said  âIâm not kidding. Iâve got a gun. Iâm going to shoot you 'â  McKenzie  told the station. âI turned around and looked  and I had never seen the guy before in my life.â
 McKenzie  told KSWO  he  had no time to plan  his  next move â but instinct appeared to kick in just fine.
How did  McKenzie  react when  he  knew it was for real?
âI told  him   âLook  Iâve got some money in my pocket. Iâll give you some money 'â  McKenzie  recalled to the station. âAnd I reached down in my pocket and when I came back  I hit  him  in the left side of the head with my right hand  and I turned around and hit  him  again and knocked  his  hand down.â
At that point   the restaurant owner  told KSWO  he  and  his  assailant âstarted wrestling around  and I got  him  outside and held  him  down until the police got there.â
An employee inside the restaurant heard the boss shouting for help and called 911  the station reported  adding that  McKenzie  said  his  attacker was lying about having a gun â but was carrying a 6-inch knife.
âIt was a curved type knife  looked more like a skinning knife  a deer skinning knife or something like that â  McKenzie  told KSWO.
What did  McKenzie  say about not being armed?
âThat man is so lucky â  McKenzie  told KSWO of his assailant  adding that âthe Lord has another plan for him. Thatâs all there is to it. He wouldnât have survived. I thank God every day I didnât have to shoot him. Iâm glad it came out the way it did because I donât ever want to have to shoot anybody.â
âListen  weâve got to take Lawton back â  McKenzie  told the station. âWe canât allow these people to do this. Donât give in to it if you can. Take your time and fight back if you can.â
[TGT] told KSWO-TV   [TGT]   usually carries   [TGT]   gun whenever   [TGT]   ventures out to the storage shed behind  his  restaurant in Lawton  Oklahoma.
But   [TGT] told the station when   [TGT]   went out to   [TGT]   shed to grab some supplies Thursday morning    [TGT]   wasnât armed.
âI laid my gun down on the counter that morning â   [TGT]   recalled to KSWO. âI donât know why I did.â
Next thing   [TGT] knew  something was pushing into   [TGT]   back â accompanied by a voice demanding   [TGT]   money and cellphone  the station said.
Did   [TGT] take it seriously?
âI thought it was one of my employees giving me a hard time  so I said  âIâll get right on that in just a minute 'â  the restaurant owner  said  according to KSWO.
âHe said  âIâm not kidding. Iâve got a gun. Iâm going to shoot you 'â   [TGT] told the station. âI turned around and looked  and I had never seen the guy before in my life.â
  [TGT] told KSWO   [TGT]   had no time to plan   [TGT]   next move â but instinct appeared to kick in just fine.
How did   [TGT] react when   [TGT]   knew it was for real?
âI told  him   âLook  Iâve got some money in my pocket. Iâll give you some money 'â   [TGT] recalled to the station. âAnd I reached down in my pocket and when I came back  I hit   [TGT]   in the left side of the head with my right hand  and I turned around and hit   [TGT]   again and knocked   [TGT]   hand down.â
At that point   the restaurant owner  told KSWO  he  and  his  assailant âstarted wrestling around  and I got  him  outside and held  him  down until the police got there.â
An employee inside the restaurant heard the boss shouting for help and called 911  the station reported  adding that   [TGT] said  his  attacker was lying about having a gun â but was carrying a 6-inch knife.
âIt was a curved type knife  looked more like a skinning knife  a deer skinning knife or something like that â   [TGT] told KSWO.
What did   [TGT] say about not being armed?
âThat man is so lucky â   [TGT] told KSWO of  [TGT]  assailant  adding that âthe Lord has another plan for him. Thatâs all there is to it. He wouldnât have survived. I thank God every day I didnât have to shoot him. Iâm glad it came out the way it did because I donât ever want to have to shoot anybody.â
âListen  weâve got to take Lawton back â   [TGT] told the station. âWe canât allow these people to do this. Donât give in to it if you can. Take your time and fight back if you can.â