Threatened With Loss of Class Notes, Ariz. Law Student Overpowers Intruder

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Threatened With Loss of Class Notes, Ariz. Law Student Overpowers Intruder

Posted Nov 13, 2008, 05:49 pm CST
By Martha Neil

Surprised to find an intruder with a softball bat demanding his wallet when he awakened one night earlier this month at his Tempe, Ariz., apartment, 23-year-old Alex Botsios reportedly did his best to find his money.

But when the intruder tried to take the laptop computer containing all of Botsios' work as a first-year law student at Arizona State University, Botsios protested ... and then decided to make a fight of it, according to the Dallas Morning News Crime Blog.

"I was like, 'Dude, no—please, no!' " Botsios tells KPHO 5, a local CBS affiliate in Arizona. "I have all my case notes … that's four months of work!"

Botsios, who hails from Keller, Texas, says he was initially frightened, but rushed the intruder and eventually realized he was armed only with the bat, the newspaper blog reports.

The alleged intruder was Gabriel Saucedo, 23, who was overpowered by the angry law student.

Saucedo needed stitches before he was charged with armed robbery and kidnapping, reports KPHO. "Other than a bruised knuckle and a few scratches, Botsios was unharmed."

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Posted by JD - 1 month, 3 weeks, 4 days, 10 hours, 3 minutes ago

Good for the student! Normally I wouldn’t suggest putting one’s health/safety/life in danger when confronted by an armed intruder, but if my 1L notes were at risk, I’d be chasing after the guy like a crazed person!!
Posted by B. McLeod - 1 month, 3 weeks, 4 days, 9 hours ago

MORE afraid of the LAW professors than of ANY conceivable mugger. That’s how I remember MY 1L year. He’ll get over it.

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