'That's what heroes do': Man saved the lives of children while being shot 7 times by AR-15

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Thomas Giberti was not supposed to be working at Lewiston’s Just-In-Time
Recreation bowling alley Wednesday night when a gunman walked in and
opened fire. But because he was there, he was able to help children escape
the building safely even as he was shot multiple times in the legs.

Giberti is currently recovering in a central Maine hospital and was
scheduled for what was hoped to be his last surgery on Saturday to repair
the damage from being shot seven times.

He is being hailed as a hero by the bowling community that spans the
globe, in addition to people across Maine, and his family and his friends,
said Samantha Juray, co-owner of the bowling alley and eyewitness to the
largest mass shooting in modern history in Maine.

In the chaos of the shootings, Juray saw Giberti put himself in the line
of fire to save children.

“He was out back and in the machines and was coming back out and saw what
was going on and just grabbed kids and started herding them out the back,”
Juray said. “They were having youth [bowling] practice that night.”

Juray estimated Giberti saved the lives of at least eight, and possibly as
many as a dozen, youth bowlers between the ages of 5 and 18 years old.

Also volunteering with the youth bowlers that night — as he did every
Wednesday night — was Bob Violette, said Justin Juray, the bowling alley
co-owner.

Violette, Giberti’s friend, coached the youth league. He was shot and
killed alongside his wife, Lucy Violette.

Family and friends of Thomas Giberti are waiting to hear from Giberti
himself, but they have heard the stories about his heroism in the face of
the mass shooting at the bowling alley. The shooter, Robert Card II,
subsequently went to nearby Schemengees Bar and Grille, leaving a total of
18 people dead and 13 injured. The manhunt for the gunman ended Friday
evening with the discovery of his body in Lisbon.

“He’s a good guy,” said Tom Giberti, the son of the elder Giberti, on
Saturday.

His family is concentrating on his father’s recovery for now given that he
was shot four times in the left leg and three times in the right leg, the
son said. The father has spent much of the last few days sedated or
groggy, he said.

Giberti’s soft spot for children, especially when it involves bowling,
perhaps began when he took his nephew, Will Bourgault, to the bowling
alley every Saturday morning and coached him, Bourgault said in an
interview on Saturday. Bourgault’s parents owned a local convenience store
and had to work on the weekends, he said. Giberti grew up in Auburn.

As manager of the bowling alley, Giberti made sure the local youth bowling
league had lanes reserved for them to play every Wednesday evening.

“I said, ‘That’s what heroes do,’” Bourgault said. “His actions are what
helped save those kids.”

Thomas Giberti is a fixture at the bowling alley, Juray said.

“He’s our go-to guy for any questions,” he said. “There are times he’s in
there working, and I have to remind him to clock in — that’s how much he
loves being around bowling.”

Dan Delcourt has bowled in the same league with Thomas Giberti and been
his neighbor for two decades. He was at the bowling alley when the shots
rang out.

“My assigned lane was probably 10 feet from the fire exit,” Delcourt said.
“I never really actually saw the shooter, other than hearing the few
pops.”

Delcourt said he and his bowling league teammates were about halfway
through their first game of the night when he heard a loud bang that he at
first thought was an explosion.

“I looked down toward the front of the bowling alley where the front
entrance is and didn’t see anything,” he said. “We heard another bang, and
we had friends that were bowling a few lanes down, and they turned and
just said, ‘Run.’”

At that point Delcourt said people started piling toward the fire exit. It
was crowded as everyone tried to flee at once, but he said they all made
it out and scattered.

In all the confusion Wednesday night, Delcourt said he did not see what
Giberti was doing, but it’s no surprise to him that his long-time friend
and neighbor put himself in harm’s way to save others.

“He’s always one to think of the kids first,” Delcourt said. “He’s the
best guy you can think of.”


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Trump’s Total Charges Could Result In More Than 700 Years In Prison—Here's
Updated Aug 22, 2023, 03:00pm EDT

Topline

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 91 federal and state
charges in total after being indicted for the fourth time Monday in Fulton
County, Georgia, facing a range of felony charges that all carry potential
prison sentences that add up to a potential maximum sentence of 717.5
years in prison, though Trump is highly unlikely to face that much time.
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Key Facts

Manhattan – 136 Years Maximum: Trump was charged with 34 counts of
falsifying business records in the first degree in his first indictment in
Manhattan, stemming from “hush money” payments made during his 2016
campaign, which as a class “E” felony under New York law carries a maximum
four-year prison sentence for each count if convicted.

Trump could face over 100 years in prison if he were convicted of every
charge in that case, but legal experts suggest it’s unlikely he’ll face
any prison time at all in this case as a first-time offender.

PROMOTED

Classified Documents – 450 Years Maximum: Trump faces 40 federal charges
after being indicted for bringing White House documents back to Mar-A-Lago
with him and allegedly trying to obstruct the Justice Department’s
investigation into them, including 32 counts of willful retention of
national security documents, six counts related to obstruction and two
counts for scheme to conceal and making false statements.

That could result in 450 years maximum imprisonment, based on the willful
retention charges each carrying up to 10 years in prison, the obstruction
charges carrying potential 20-year penalties and the false statement
charges carrying potentially five years each.

Federal Election Investigation – 55 Years Maximum: Trump was charged with
four felony counts as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into
his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including conspiracy to defraud
the U.S., obstruction, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and
conspiracy against rights, a 19th century law that criminalizes when two
or more people “conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate” any
Americans “in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege”
they’re afforded under the Constitution or federal law.

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Those charges could result in more than 50 years in prison if Trump were
convicted of all counts, based on maximum sentences of five years for
conspiracy to defraud, 20 years for each obstruction charge and 10 years
for conspiracy against rights.

Fulton County – 76.5 Years Maximum: Trump was indicted on 13 state charges
in Fulton County for trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election—part of 41
total counts brought against 19 defendants—including charges for
racketeering (known as RICO charges), solicitation of violation of oath by
a public officer, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer,
conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, false statements and
writings, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, filing false
documents and conspiracy to commit filing false documents.

Trump could spend more than 70 years in prison if he were convicted on all
counts, based on maximum sentences of 20 years for racketeering, three
years for solicitation (three counts), 2.5 years for conspiracy to
impersonate a public officer, 7.5 years for forgery conspiracy (two
counts), five years for false statements (two counts), 2.5 years for
conspiracy to commit false statements (two counts), 10 years for filing
false documents and five years for conspiracy to file false documents.
Contra

While all of the crimes Trump’s been indicted for do carry possible prison
sentences, most do not carry mandatory sentences if convicted and can also
potentially be punishable by a fine. Criminal solicitation and forgery in
Georgia are the only charges against Trump in which the statutes don’t
specify it can be punishable by a fine instead.
What We Don’t Know

What Trump’s actual prison sentences will be, if he’s convicted of any of
the crimes he’s been charged with. Trump is unlikely to receive maximum
prison sentences as a first-time offender, Politico notes, and even if
he’s convicted of multiple crimes, he might be ordered to serve out his
sentences concurrently, meaning he could serve sentences for multiple
counts simultaneously rather than one after the other. Trump could also be
helped out in the documents case by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the
judge overseeing the case who would sentence him if convicted, who Trump
appointed and has been deferential toward him in the past.
What To Watch For

Trump’s trial in Manhattan is scheduled to start on March 25, 2024,
followed by the documents case going to trial on May 20, 2024, though
those dates could be changed. No date has been set yet for Trump’s federal
indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election, though prosecutors
have proposed a trial date of January 2. It’s also still unclear when the
Fulton County case will go to trial, and while District Attorney Fani
Willis suggested prosecutors want the trial to take place within the next
six months, that may be unlikely given the complex nature of the 19-
defendant case.
Chief Critic

Trump has strongly denied all of the charges against him in each
indictment, pleading not guilty to the first three sets of charges and
decrying the Fulton County indictment as a “witch hunt.” “These monsters,
all controlled and coordinated by the DOJ and Radical Left Lunatics, are
Criminalizing Political Speech, a total SHUTDOWN OF DEMOCRACY!” Trump
claimed on Truth Social Tuesday night. (Legal experts have disputed
Trump’s claim that his attempts to overturn the election were First
Amendment-protected speech.)
Surprising Fact

Trump being convicted and sentenced to prison would not in itself stop him
from serving as president if he were reelected in 2024—or from campaigning
for the job—though it would likely present some logistical challenges.
Legal experts cited by Politico said it’s likely any sentences from state
courts would likely be postponed until after his presidential term ends,
and while it’s less clear what would happen in the case of any federal
sentences, Trump could try to pardon himself from those charges. (It’s
still legally uncertain if he could do so.)
Key Background

Trump is the first sitting or former president to be indicted on felony
charges. His indictments were brought over the past several months
following years-long investigations by federal and local prosecutors, with
special counsel Jack Smith being appointed in November to oversee the
Justice Department’s two investigations into the former president. The
charges in Fulton County were brought Monday against 19 defendants,
alleging Trump was part of a broader criminal conspiracy to subvert the
election results. Polling suggests that Trump’s indictments have only
bolstered his standing in the Republican presidential primaries among his
GOP base, though it’s still unclear how his indictments—or by that point,
any convictions—could impact the ex-president in a general election.