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On 26 November 2010 (Black Friday) employees at a Best Buy in Augusta, Georgia, observed a shopper stuffing a Dell laptop down his pants. According to police, security personnel approached 39-year-old Tracey Attaway of Waynesboro, Georgia, and asked him to return the merchandise. The suspect became angry, pulled out a knife, knocked down an employee, and ran out the front door.
Outside the store, Marines and volunteers were collecting donations for Toys for Tots. One of them, Cpl. Phillip Duggan, clotheslined the man. The suspect regained his feet and swung his knife, stabbing Duggan. He was tackled by several other Marines and members of the store’s loss-prevention team, who held him in the parking lot until deputies arrived.
The injured Marine was taken to Eisenhower Army Medical Center and received stitches for his wound. The suspect was jailed and charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a knife in the commission of a crime.
