FOXNews.com: Elderly veteran fights off would-be carjacker in Michigan

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Elderly veteran fights off would-be carjacker in Michigan Mar 28th 2012, 00:02 LINCOLN PARK, Mich. –  An elderly veteran is being hailed as a hero after he fought off an alleged car jacker in Michigan, MyFoxDetroit.com reports. Barney Trusewicz, 81, was stopped at a Lincoln Park gas station when Christopher Bowens, a recently released convict, attempted to steal his car. "He [said], 'Get out of the car. I'm taking it.' And I [said], 'What?' And then I looked and I saw all these tattoos and I thought, 'Oh crap,'" Trusewicz's wife Constance explained. Elderly Vet Fights Off Would Be Carjacker in Lincoln Park: MyFoxDETROIT.com Trusewicz, a Korean War veteran, realized what was happening and rushed over to the car. He reached inside and turned off the engine, but it turns out the man had a butcher knife and he was ready for a fight. "With the left hand I shut the car off twice, and then I spotted the knife and I held onto it," Barney Trusewicz said. Trusewicz grabbed the man by the wrist and wrestled him until he just gave up and ran away. "He [said], 'I'm going, I'm getting out of here.' I said, Okay.' I just didn't want him to come and give me a parting shot," Barney Trusewicz said. "He did what he had to do," said Lincoln Park Police Chief Thomas Karnes. "Probably Bowens in this case is lucky he got away without being seriously hurt from him, I would think." Bowens was remanded to the Wayne County Jail. He was on parole, as well as probation both for federal and state charges. He's now facing a possible life sentence. Click here for more on this story from MyFoxDetroit.com.

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