Police Arrest Woman Who Took Husband’s Guns to Police in Fear for Her Life
By The Blaze. A Florida woman who is an alleged victim of domestic violence was arrested earlier this month after she turned over her estranged husband’s guns to police.
Following a divorce hearing in court on June 14, Courtney Irby’s soon-to-be ex-husband, Joseph, rammed her car and ultimately drove her off the road. Courtney immediately called police “uncontrollably crying and advised that she was in fear for her life,” an arrest affidavit says, HuffPost reported.
Police arrested Joseph and charged him with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. At the same time, Courtney petitioned the court for an immediate injunction for protection. It was not the first time Courtney requested a protective order against her husband.
Despite testifying over the phone at Joseph’s pretrial hearing, a judge released him, but ordered he could not possess or own any weapons.
In response, Courtney went to her estranged husband’s apartment and took possession of his firearms — one handgun and one rifle — with the intention of turning them into police. She did not believe Joseph would comply with the judge’s order, and she said she remained in fear for her life. (Read more from “Police Arrest Woman Who Took Husband’s Guns to Police in Fear for Her Life” HERE)
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Florida Woman Arrested for Turning in Husband’s Guns After He Tried to Run Her Over
By Click Orlando. A woman who went to a police station to turn in her husband’s guns a day after he tried to run her over was arrested on an armed burglary charge, according to the Lakeland Police Department. . .
“Well, he was arrested yesterday for trying to run me over with his car and he is now in jail. So I went to his apartment, since he is in jail, and I searched his apartment for the guns I knew he had and I took them,” Courtney Irby said, according to the report.
The officer asked Courtney Irby to confirm what had happened.
“So, you are telling me you committed an armed burglary?” the officer asked.
“Yes, I am, but he wasn’t going to turn them in so I am doing it,” Courtney Irby replied, according to the report. (Read more from “Florida Woman Arrested for Turning in Husband’s Guns After He Tried to Run Her Over” HERE)
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