Marine Mistakes Priest for Terrorist, Beats Him With Tire Iron

WTVT: Alexios Marakis was in town from Crete to perform a blessing of a retired priest. But police say he got off the wrong exit on Interstate 275 and ended up driving around downtown before following a line of cars into the Seaport Channelside Apartments on Twiggs Street. Marakis, 29, got out of his car to ask for directions, but police say 28-year-old Jasen Bruce took out a tire iron and hit him over the head, then chased him on foot for three blocks.

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November 12, 2009 at 8:02 am - WFLA-TV
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oldbluesboy   November 12th, 2009 - 8:51 am

Was that wrong?

whatever.   November 12th, 2009 - 8:51 am

Yay! Now the media has a scapegoat to prove the army is under stress so they can continue to excuse the Fort Hood Massacre!!!!

The Lame stream Media should be proud…

Dan Eveland   November 12th, 2009 - 9:04 am

Leave the Marine alone. He evaluated the situation wrong, but was calling the police and held what he thought was a terrorist until they arrived. If he really wanted to kill that priest, he could of, very easily.

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We don't need stupid people in the Corps   November 12th, 2009 - 9:15 am

Assault, battery…10 years…dishonorable discharge.

Next!

NotAdumbRepub   November 12th, 2009 - 9:22 am

Typical radicalized conservative Limbaugh-type. Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity and Palin should be considered co-criminals.

Charlie D.   November 12th, 2009 - 9:28 am

NotAdumbRepub = Another pillow biter.

Robert   November 12th, 2009 - 10:00 am

Another dumbazzed rethug who has now also ruined his career. Too much Limpaugh and Faux noise going through his head no doubt…

poetopoet   November 12th, 2009 - 10:22 am

The gay greek attacked him as any gay would, he defended himself only. What a hunk Larce?

Realist   November 12th, 2009 - 10:52 am

Yeah, he’s such a scapegoat! I mean, really, what’s wrong with chasing a priest and beating him with a tire iron because you are an ignorant knuckle-dragging dips**t, and think he’s an Islamist terrorist? Nothing wrong with that at all… really. Perfectly OK behavior.

StephenRex   November 12th, 2009 - 10:57 am

Boy, lets watch how fast the MSM runs this wall-to-wall.

O'Really?   November 12th, 2009 - 11:08 am

Stephen,
You can bet that FOX will sweep it under the rug.

Poetopoet,
How do you defend yourself by chasing someone down and beating him with a tire iron? You defend yourself by brandishing the tire iron and telling him to get lost. This is assuming, of course, that you believe this idiot’s story in the first place. The Corps should dump him AFTER his trial and conviction.

JameS   November 12th, 2009 - 11:42 am

Bruce lied to the police about why he assaulted the man. Lock him up.

Webster   November 12th, 2009 - 12:56 pm

No problems here. A good American.

O'Really?   November 12th, 2009 - 12:57 pm

Jeremy,
He was Greek Orthodox, numbskull! There is a difference, you know. Not that this matters. It seems like Bruce can’t make up his mind if the guy was an IslamoFascist, terrorist Muzzie or someone trying to hook up.

Maybe he is both…

“AllahuAkbar, handsome”!

Jana   November 12th, 2009 - 1:55 pm

On the surface it sounds like bad judgment on behalf of the marine reservist, what I find interesting is that there is more venom discharged at this guy than at Hasan who shot almost fifty people, killing thirteen. Oh, and the priest does speak some English too. Both sides are waffling.

If this marine is found guilty, he will be punished. The press will make sure of that- However, I am not so confident that Hasan will be, once again, due to the media and left wing sympathizers.

WTF idiots?   November 12th, 2009 - 2:47 pm

Again, Jana, you completely shock with your utter stupidity. You deserve to have the effing s**t slapped out of you. It’s bad judgement? That’s it?? He attacked somebody with a freaking tire iron! You can KILL somebody with one of those things. Are you re-ta-rded? Seriously.

He SHOULD be punished! Just as Hasan should be punished, severly. I implore you to find ONE AMERICAN who actually thinks that Hasan shouldn’t be punished very severely for what he did. The fact that you think Americans – left, right, black, white, red, brown, whatever – actually sympathize with this guy is really the only proof one needs to know that you are a complete and utter IDIOT dumbass moron right wing extremist JOKE. Somebody should be watching YOU. Clearly you’re an extremist anti-American yourself, just for thinking those thoughts. You should be on a terror watch list.

JRHowosso   November 12th, 2009 - 2:56 pm

I’d take the word of the Marine first………….

frank01   November 12th, 2009 - 3:02 pm

How can one mistake a Tire Iron for a terrorist? This guy must be really dumb…

poetopoet   November 12th, 2009 - 4:13 pm

Hay just ask, Anderson Copper and Kieth Olberman to check him out, what a porn flick that would make or break by a tire iron, they need to be domesticated, hay those two freaks may enjoy it.

Ted   November 12th, 2009 - 4:21 pm

Marine Accused of Beating Priest with Tire Iron That He Mistook for Terrorist

Back to English School for you. The way you wrote the title, the Marine mistook a Tire Iron for a Terrorist.

Marine Accused of Beating Priest That He Mistook For Terrorist with Tire Iron.

Whatwhatwhat   November 12th, 2009 - 5:14 pm

So the dumb@$$ is on caught tape to the police claiming he’s holding a terrorist and now the attorney comes out with the “well he felt me up excuse?” I don’t know which is the bigger moron, the racist piece of $#it marine or the lying @$$ attorney.

hometown   November 13th, 2009 - 12:06 am

As a police officer I knew always said,

“I would rather be judged by 12 than to be carried by 8″.

RobbieK   November 13th, 2009 - 8:57 am

Wow, I guess Democrats in the military are also anti-terrorist. Democrat soldier gone wild.

A. Bunker   November 14th, 2009 - 12:00 am

The Jarhead’s a freakin’ liar. What a pussy.

Sirjaxx   November 14th, 2009 - 8:38 am

Beck needs to get this Young Marine on his show and allow this Obviously Innocent Marine to get the Truth out to the Potential Jury Pool, so that he can Not only Walk away from such Scurrilous charges, but also to bring Charges of his own against this Loony Liberal Nutjob that attack him to begin with, so that he can Sue him & that Loony Church for every Drachma they have as well.
This Marine wasn’t bothering anyone until this Kooky Kweer Attacked him, and to walk away with only a Few Lumps on his Noggin, is fair response for that Greek’s Ignorant Behavior!
And let this be Fair Warning to Anyone else who thinks that they can just put their Deviant hands on another man, that your perverted intentions may end up with you in the Emergency room or worse and then with me on the Jury of the one you assaulted.
Semper Fi Marine!

BeEtLjOoZ   November 15th, 2009 - 1:20 pm

I find it funny someone can say that “EVIL” FOX news will sweep this under a rug as they comment on the very story brought to you by a FOX affiliate. Thank God for the internet, there is very little that can be swept away in this day in age. You have sites like Breitbart.tv there to expose the so called “swept under a rug” stories whether it looks good bad for the left or the right. Not everything is political either, we don’t know this mans political leanings, nor do I care. I don’t think it really matters in this case. Looks to me like a crime was committed but I’m no expert. Let’s see what else comes out during his trial before we all make assumption at this marine’s guilt. Wanting to know all the facts does not point to one being Democrat or Republican.

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