Veteran Attacked at Home Early on Veterans Day

Veteran attacked at home early on Veterans Day

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Mugshot from NWF Daily news[/caption]Bill Brown, a U.S. Army Veteran who retired after 32 years of service was attacked at his home early on Veterans Day by an Air Force Special Operations Pilot. When his daughter went to get something from her car, she was approached by the suspect, and when she tried to go back in the house, the suspect charged in. After forcing him outside of the house at gun point, the suspect charged him and the fight was on. From ABC 3:Okaloosa deputies arrested an Air Force Special Operations pilot Wednesday.William Hall is accused of breaking into a home and attacking a veteran, sending the victim to the hospital. He's facing burglary, battery, and resisting arrest charges.It seems the suspect was roughed up during the incident as well. Hall's booking picture shows him with a bad eye injury.It happened at apartments on Blue Fish Road at 6 a.m.The victim, Bill Brown, and his daughter, Erica, say it seemed to be a random confrontation that turned violent.It all started when Erica went outside to grab something out of her car. At that time, she said Hall approached her acting oddly."He was acting in a very unusual, suspect manor," Brown said. "He appeared aggressive towards my daughter."Brown served in the U.S. Army for 32 years. He was an Army Ranger that served in Iraq in Afghanistan. He has a purple heart, leaving the service in 2009 after being injured in combat. He didn't think he would be fighting for his life on Veterans Day, but he was.

His daughter went back in the house, and he said Hall darted in. Brown took action, going for his gun."He came around the corner and I said, 'freeze go back outside!'" Brown said. "He did, and he laid-down flat until the police arrived. But before the police arrived he bull-rushed in and pushed me back."For a few minutes, they wrestled on the ground."He's bigger than me, definitely stronger. I'm disabled. He had me on the ground smashing my head into the tile," Brown explained.At that point, Brown's daughter picked up the gun and started hitting the suspect with it. The groundskeeper saw what was going on and came inside and tried kicking Brown's attacker. But it was Brown's training that saved his life."I kind of rolled and stuck my finger into his eye," Brown said. "I went in and ripped into that eye. And he automatically started grabbing his face to protect it. And I said, 'you're not going do this to me, I'm going to live and I'm going to take your eyes!"See more from ABC 3.There has to be more to this story, such as an answer to the question "Why was William Hall out at 6 am, and while it was eluded to, was he drunk?". Hopefully this story will continue to be updated.[mwi-cat-listing cat="94" ppp="4" cols="4" desc="false" type="view" btn_color="black" ]