{"id":94061,"date":"2018-07-12T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T19:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=94061"},"modified":"2018-07-12T15:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:00:35","slug":"academy-sports-store-manager-fired-gun-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/academy-sports-store-manager-fired-gun-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_94062\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.07.05-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"academy-sports-store-manager-fired-gun-thief\" title=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94062\" title=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.07.05-PM-400x246.png\" alt=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\" width=\"400\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.07.05-PM-400x246.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.07.05-PM-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.07.05-PM-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.07.05-PM.png 1014w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-94062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dean Crouch was fired from Academy Sports after stopping a would-be gun thief.\u00a0 He was rewarded for his heroism &#8212; by getting the boot.\u00a0 Now unemployed, he has had to put his house up for sale.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: WCTV<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A manager of a Tallahassee Academy Sports was fired recently after tackling and detaining a would-be gun thief.<\/p>\n<p>Former manager Dean Crouch recalled the incident in a conversation with news channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/content\/news\/Man-accused-of-stealing-firearms-from-local-businesses-487116401.html?ftag=MSFd61514f\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"academy-sports-store-manager-fired-gun-thief\" title=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\">WCTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My employee yelled stop that man,&#8221; Crouch said. &#8220;I turned and looked and saw Mr. White running from the gun bar toward the front of the store with a firearm in his hand. At the front door is where I stopped him. I tackled him to the ground. We apprehended him, um, and detained him. We secured the firearm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police would arrive and arrest the alleged thief, later identified as Jason White. Apparently Mr. White had also tried to steal a firearm earlier that day from a local pawn shop.<\/p>\n<p>As for Crouch, Academy Sports initially suspended him. Then, a week later, they fired him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful that everyone is safe after this incident and for the quick actions of the Tallahassee Police,\u201d Academy Sports spokeswoman Elise Hasbrook said in a statement to WCTV. \u201cWe have policies in place to protect our team members and customers during a robbery. While this incident ended without injuries, actions inconsistent with our corporate policies were taken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crouch, who has had to put his house up for sale, politely asked for his job back. However, Academy Sports refused, once again citing its policy.<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/veteran-fired-from-freedom-stadium-for-saluting-during-national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"academy-sports-store-manager-fired-gun-thief\" title=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\" rel=\"bookmark\">Veteran Fired from Freedom Stadium For Saluting During National Anthem<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I loved my job there,&#8221; Crouch said. &#8220;I knew that if he would have gotten away with another stolen firearm that it was something really bad could have happened in our community and that&#8217;s why I felt like I had to stop him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The National Rifle Association weighed in on the matter, calling it \u201cinsanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94063\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.06.51-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"academy-sports-store-manager-fired-gun-thief\" title=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94063\" title=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-94063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.06.51-PM-400x241.png\" alt=\"Academy Sports Store Manager Fired for Tackling, Stopping Gun Thief\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.06.51-PM-400x241.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.06.51-PM-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.06.51-PM-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.06.51-PM-1024x617.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-12-at-3.06.51-PM.png 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-94063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason White, the alleged gun thief told police, &#8220;I will steal again when I get out of jail.&#8221;\u00a0 He was released on bond on July 6.\u00a0 Time will tell if he keeps his promise.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is insanity. This man is a hero,&#8221; said NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer. &#8220;He stopped an initial crime that would have led to other crimes, and he gets fired. How on earth is that right?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for Mr. White, well, he was released from jail after making bond on July 6 as part of a \u201csupervised mental health pre-trial release.\u201d This despite the fact that White told an officer that \u201cI will steal again when I get out of jail,\u201d and he would shoot someone and that police would see him on the evening news. \u201cJust you wait and see,\u201d said White, according to the police report.<\/p>\n<p>White has been ordered to stay away from Academy Sports and the pawn shop. Time will tell if he actually obeys the court order.<\/p>\n<p>If there is a silver-lining for Crouch it\u2019s that word of his heroics have spread throughout the community. Several businesses have offered him a job to help him get back on his feet.<\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;My employee yelled stop that man,&#8221; Crouch said. &#8220;I turned and looked and saw Mr. White running from the gun bar toward the front of the store with a firearm in his hand. At the front door is where I stopped him. I tackled him to the ground. We apprehended him, um, and detained him. 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