Little Dust Devil

It was jus’ a short trip, time-wise, as I wanted to take a few pictures of how Mid-town Reno is coming along after the beginning of the COVID-19 stuff. I hadn’t even turned my camera one when I was yelled at for not wearing a face mask.

No wanting the woman and the guy with her to continue haranguing me, so I pulled my mask from my pocket and proceeded to put it on. This didn’t go well as I have a mask that displays the Eagle, Globe and Anchor of the US Marine Corps.

More yelling and screaming ensued and I decided that I should head back to my truck. Neither person would make that an easy venture as they followed, hollering and cursing at me for the image on my mask.

Then, no more than 20-feet from my truck, the woman raced up and shoved me hard in the back. Caught off guard, I fell, but because of my martial arts background, I rolled right-shoulder-to-feet and popped up.

Both were right there to continue their harassment. I backed away in attempt to keep the peace and to keep an eye on the pair.

She rushed at me again. This time I was facing her and I stepped to my left and thrust my arm straight out, palm open, smashing her in the face.

Her momentum carried her body out from under her head, which had come to a sudden and sickening stop at the end of my arm, She dropped like a sack of wet cement on the asphalt, bouncing her head off the ground in the process.

She did not get up.

With that her male companion started screeching about ‘not hitting a woman.’ As he did this, he rushed me, throwing wild punches, hoping one would connect with me and hurt me.

Ducking to my right and then spinning in the same direction, I popped up over his left shoulder and when he turned to face me, I cracked open his nose with my right elbow. He dropped, still conscious and but screaming in pain.

Not wanting to wait to be the victim of another attack, I drop to the police station and reported what had happened. I had to sit and wait for an officer to check on the situation, the people and the scene.

While he found blood drops on the ground, he could find no one willing to press charges or anything. Fortunately for me, a business across the way caught the entire incident on their security camera and I have been sent home to wait for further action, if any is to be taken.

My wife said it best, “Trouble seems to follow you like a little dust devil.”

They shouldn’t have done what they did and now, I’m sitting here wondering if I’ll have to pay for their actions. I’ll have to keep you posted.