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Post by mtnbkr on Jul 27, 2014 12:16:08 GMT -5
I wanted to let you know about the assault that happened to my husband around 9 pm last night (sat, July 26) on Stevens Creek. He had been out at FATS most of the afternoon and decided to head over to Stevens Creek for a short ride. He was riding back to his car, and was about 0.5 miles from the parking area at the trail head, when three men in full camouflage stretched a rope across the trail, which he rode into, throwing him off his bike. He lost consciousness for a little bit and when he opened his eyes one of the guys was slamming his head into the dirt, which eventually ripped off his helmet. The assailant on top of him then attempted a sexual assault, while telling him that those woods were for hunters only, and that he was going to learn tonight. My husband was eventually able to fight him off and run away, but they were armed and fired a shot at him. The men were white and were at least in their 30s, if not a bit older, and were large enough to take him down (He is 6'3, 200lbs), though one of the three was smaller/shorter than the other two,who were around 5'8. Thankfully he was able to escape with only minor scrapes and bruises and they had left all of his possessions (bike, helmet, etc..) in the woods, which he retrieved this morning with the police. The deputies are investigating it now, and have added an extra ranger to patrol the trails but please please please be careful if you must go out there. These @&$#%* are extremely dangerous! Unfortunately, as much as he liked riding there he says he will never go back out there again.
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Post by seenvic on Jul 27, 2014 13:25:00 GMT -5
Just wow.
Keep us informed about this.
Scary. Glad he got out of there ok.
McCormick or Edgefield County Police?
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Post by dsquaredmsquared on Jul 27, 2014 15:35:28 GMT -5
I was just in contact with the USFS and they acknowledged that their law enforcement officer, along with a McCormick County Sheriff's Deputy, was at Modoc/Stevens Creek Trail this morning investigating the reported assault.
Please be careful and we'll update this thread with more information as it becomes available.
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Post by quiver on Jul 28, 2014 7:38:32 GMT -5
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Post by dgaddis1 on Jul 28, 2014 11:39:43 GMT -5
This is insane. The story is spreading like wildfire though, I bet they catch the guys. I hope they do. I'm glad your husband got away okay!!!
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Post by mtnbkr on Aug 1, 2014 11:32:14 GMT -5
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Post by dgaddis1 on Aug 1, 2014 11:53:44 GMT -5
Dallas GA is ~180 miles away from Modoc, and this attack almost certainly has zero connection to what happened here in the CSRA. Staying off the trails is not the solution. |
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Post by lw12 on Aug 1, 2014 12:18:25 GMT -5
Mike, call me or text me if you get a chance. 706-399-1043 interesting connection in the Atlanta story...
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Post by stumpbumper on Aug 2, 2014 11:34:31 GMT -5
Terrible thing to hear and it is great to know that you survived the incident. Hopefully law enforcement will catch those guys and put them away for a very long time. I can understand anyone’s reluctance to ride Modoc again or to not ride any trail alone but that’s exactly what scumbags want to see happen. I mostly ride alone not only when mountain biking but on the road as well and in some rather remote places. I have a concealed carry permit and pack a Smith & Wesson Model 342 revolver in .38 Special with a 2" barrel. Quite compact, it has a titanium frame and weighs only 11 ounces. When mountain biking, it is stowed in a small pocket of my hydration pack. When on the road, it easily fits in a rear pocket of my jersey. When riding in areas where firearms are not allowed, I carry a Kimber Pepper-Blaster which is much more effective than the pepper spray sold at bike shops and various other places. It does not require a concealed carry permit and is ideal for someone who is not trained in the use of a firearm or had rather carry non-lethal personal protection. Gun shops that sell Kimber firearms either stock or can order the Pepper-Blaster. Go here for information on it. www.kimberamerica.com/pepper-blaster. Surviving in the outdoors goes beyond carrying some form of personal protection. Actually using it is absolutely the last thing I would want to do and I will do so only as a last resort. Avoiding confrontations when at all possible and being alert at all times are equally important. A few weeks back I camped at Petersburg and in addition to FATS, I rode all the area trails including Stevens Creek, Turkey, Wine and Keg. On the last morning I decided to drive from camp to the parking area for Tower and Big Rock. Before getting out of my car I noticed a couple of guys who did not have mountain bikes standing beside their truck. They did not seem exactly friendly. That along with noticing all the holes someone had shot in the sign board there prompted me to leave and ride a couple of the other trails at FATS that morning. |
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Post by Angela on Aug 2, 2014 11:51:46 GMT -5
And just as a reminder to people (most who already own guns and have a concealed carry permit know this), the majority of our trails are located in South Carolina while most of our members live in Georgia and there is not a reciprocal agreement between these two states when it comes to carrying concealed weapons. Map for Concealed Carry Permit State Reciprocal Agreements |
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Post by Macho Retro on Aug 3, 2014 7:55:21 GMT -5
A lot of people are calling BS on this story MTNBKER...just sayin'.
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Post by Mark Y. on Aug 4, 2014 13:40:54 GMT -5
And just as a reminder to people (most who already own guns and have a concealed carry permit know this), the majority of our trails are located in South Carolina while most of our members live in Georgia and there is not a reciprocal agreement between these two states when it comes to carrying concealed weapons. Map for Concealed Carry Permit State Reciprocal Agreements I would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6. That said, I rarely have felt the need to have protection on our local trails. I've encountered some sketchy looking folks on the canal trail, but never anywhere else. |
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Post by Angela on Aug 5, 2014 6:49:51 GMT -5
Totally understand Mark and that is a decision each adult must make for themselves of course, just providing information. And while I am at it, apparently the only way you can have a concealed carry permit in South Carolina is if you live there, own real estate there or if your state has a reciprocal agreement with theirs.
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Post by mtnbkr on Aug 9, 2014 21:00:57 GMT -5
I understand a lot of people are assuming my ordeal was faked. Being emotionally unstable after my attack, I refused to answer my door three days after my attack when a reporter from Georgia was ringing my doorbell. The media are idiots, most news stations claimed the rope was tied to a tree when it was not. The mccormick police refused to enter the woods to pursue my attackers 30 minutes after my attack, stating they didn't want to enter the woods in the dark. The next day they verbally assaulted me several times, pointed a gun AT ME, and told me to carry my own bike out of the woods because they sure as hell were not going to do it. They never sealed the trail head as a crime scene, they even let a man walk through the area walking a dog and never took down his information. The level of incompetence on their part is staggering, it has gotten much worse. The sherif in an interview made it sound like 3 homosexuals attacked me, or I tried to meet a gay lover in the woods and he beat me up. In fact it was 3 pissed off rednecks who believed I did not belong in their woods. It has also been brought up that I may have ridden close to a marijauna grow site they were defending. The metro spirit has also ran articles about me being a homosexual. I have given no interviews, they have not talked with me, they don't know shit! I am working with my local police department , the Edgefield police, wis news investigators, and other avenues to find my assailants. I have ABSOLUTELY no use for the mccormick county sheriffs dept. others I have talked to feel the same way. When all the smoke finally clears on my case a lot of big mouth sobs are gonna be sorry, I'm one vindictive sob when I need to be.
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Post by mhanna on Aug 10, 2014 13:26:01 GMT -5
I guess I'm a little confused Mtnbkr. Who are you threatening exactly?
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Post by dgaddis1 on Mar 19, 2015 12:03:02 GMT -5
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Post by helgajones on May 22, 2015 6:02:10 GMT -5
I am a rider too and after reading your story, I would be glad to say that it is nice that your husband is safe from harm. We should always be very careful whenever we are outside on the road.
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