Ale Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) Community activist Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston talks about the man who attacked him. No one - not even the dumbest criminal in the world - would try to rob a 6-foot-7, 280-pound man, right? Wrong. Police said a knuckleheaded crook made that very mistake when he tried to hold up Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston, a human skyscraper and friend to Hollywood stars, at a West Philly gas station early yesterday. It took Alston all of a few seconds to overpower the robber, who was armed - but about eight inches shorter and 80 pounds lighter. "I guess he felt like he had the upper hand because he had a gun," shrugged Alston, 44, a movie producer, hip-hop-recording manager and longtime pal of Will Smith. "He was wrong." Alston said his encounter with the gun-toting thug went something like this: Shortly after midnight, he pulled into the Sunoco A-Plus minimarket at 38th Street and Girard Avenue in his BMW convertible to get gas. He chatted on the phone with his daughter, who was celebrating her 21st birthday, and bought a T-shirt from a street vendor nearby. When he got back into his BMW, he said, "This dude runs up and puts a gun in my stomach. "I'm looking at him, and he's feeling in my pocket, going, 'Where's the money at? Where's the money at?' " Alston, a Philly native, said he motioned to a pocket on his right leg that contained about $3,000 in cash. "I already got two thoughts in my mind: That this dude is not going to let me leave if he gets the money. He's going to shoot me," he said. "And, I'm not going to let him leave." Alston said he pulled out the cash and immediately grabbed onto the man's gun, then forced the crook to the ground. The robber screamed for help, Alston said, and then bit Alston on the right hand and scratched his face. Police said the crook took off after Alston got control of his gun, but not before grabbing about $2,700 of Alston's money. Alston, who lost two brothers to gun violence and whose annual summer "Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend" will again draw celebrities and star athletes to the city July 23-25, said he feels bad for his assailant. "We never know what the circumstance is," Mack said. "He could be a bad seed, or trying to feed his seed. To me, it's sad." Alston is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the robber's arrest. Tipsters can call 215-686-TIPS.http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/96710584.html?cmpid=15585797 ---- I'm glad Charlie is OK! Edited June 20, 2010 by Ale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I guess they didn't check track 5... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissAshley Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Charlie first out the limo, you don't mess with him! lol seriously though, that's crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Wow, I would have never believed somebody would attack him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I guess they didn't check track 5... LOL..my thoughts exactly ...glad hes okay, def a good dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I guess they didn't check track 5... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I wonder...did he bite off his face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic1988 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 wow.....that's really funny. I can't believe that a robber would even try to rob someone who is a giant like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I guess they didn't check track 5... hahaha my thoughts exactly. Glad hes ok, but yeah you've gotta be stupid to attack Charlie Mack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romano338 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 No matter your height or your weight, there is always somebody to attack you. It's cool to know that he is OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcpbball30 Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Crazy story, glad he's okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted June 23, 2010 Admin Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Glad Charlie is fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tyrailius Posted September 25, 2010 Members Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 You'd have to be an idiot to try and attack Charlie Mack. First out the limo. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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