Who needs a gun when you have a turkey?

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A carjacking suspect in North Carolina became the victim of a turkey club, but it was no sandwich!

Police say Fred Louis Ervin of Raleigh stole money from a gas station before running to a supermarket parking lot. Authorities say Ervin was slugging a woman, while stealing her car.

Sensing foul play, other shoppers came to the woman's rescue, including one who started hitting Ervin in the head with a frozen turkey . Police say Ervin hit several cars before he was arrested a short time later.

He was sent to the hospital for treatment of head injuries but is in good condition. He faces charges including assault

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In other reports the turkey owner was quoted as saying he needed a bigger turkey.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A carjacking suspect in North Carolina became the victim of a turkey club, but it was no sandwich!

Police say Fred Louis Ervin of Raleigh stole money from a gas station before running to a supermarket parking lot. Authorities say Ervin was slugging a woman, while stealing her car.

Sensing foul play, other shoppers came to the woman's rescue, including one who started hitting Ervin in the head with a frozen turkey . Police say Ervin hit several cars before he was arrested a short time later.

He was sent to the hospital for treatment of head injuries but is in good condition. He faces charges including assault

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...Ervin was slugging a woman, while stealing her car.

Sensing foul play, other shoppers came to the woman's rescue...

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Good call. If it was California maybe somebody UOCing could jump in and pistol whip him too for good measure.

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