News in Brief: 80 Year Old Puts Attackers in Hospital

James Pickett, an 80 year old from Texas, was beset by a pair of masked malefactors, intent on mugging an easy victim. Boy did they pick the wrong guy.

Pickett is a World War II vet, a retired firefighter, and a life-long John Wayne fanatic.

To keep this G-rated, we'll just say that Pickett was the faster draw.

Paul and Holden Perry, the assailants, were sent running like the proverbial yellow-dog-with-his-tail-between-his-legs. They didn't get far, and were soon hauled off by ambulance.

Said Pickett of the incident: "I'm a better shot," and, "They best not come back."

The reason the brothers managed to get away, still needing the services of an ambulance (as opposed to a Hearse)? "I run out of bullets."