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Big purse stops bulletTenn. student saved by bagLast Edited: Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008, 8:16 AM EST
Created On: Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008, 8:16 AM EST
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Don't knock those trendy, oversized purses - they could save your life, as one college student found out.
Police say the contents in an oversized purse saved Elizabeth Pittenger, a 22-year-old Middle Tennessee State University student, by stopping a bullet during an attempted robbery.
Pittenger was walking to her car on campus Thursday evening when a man confronted her and demanded her purse, cell phone and laptop, university Police Chief Buddy Peaster said. She fought the man off, but he fired a gunshot before fleeing.
The bullet was found inside the purse, along with a calculator, umbrella and small case that had been punctured. Pittenger was not injured.
Police nearby heard the gunshot and arrested Orlando Edmiston, 20. Officers found a .38 caliber handgun beneath a parked van.
Edmiston was charged with attempted murder, attempted armed robbery and possession of a weapon on school property. He was being held at the Rutherford County jail on $32,500 bond.
No one answered Monday at offices for Edmiston's court-appointed attorneys.
Copyright Associated Press, Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Big purse stops bulletTenn. student saved by bagLast Edited: Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008, 8:16 AM EST
Created On: Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008, 8:16 AM EST
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Don't knock those trendy, oversized purses - they could save your life, as one college student found out.
Police say the contents in an oversized purse saved Elizabeth Pittenger, a 22-year-old Middle Tennessee State University student, by stopping a bullet during an attempted robbery.
Pittenger was walking to her car on campus Thursday evening when a man confronted her and demanded her purse, cell phone and laptop, university Police Chief Buddy Peaster said. She fought the man off, but he fired a gunshot before fleeing.
The bullet was found inside the purse, along with a calculator, umbrella and small case that had been punctured. Pittenger was not injured.
Police nearby heard the gunshot and arrested Orlando Edmiston, 20. Officers found a .38 caliber handgun beneath a parked van.
Edmiston was charged with attempted murder, attempted armed robbery and possession of a weapon on school property. He was being held at the Rutherford County jail on $32,500 bond.
No one answered Monday at offices for Edmiston's court-appointed attorneys.
Copyright Associated Press, Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
