There are some lessons to be learned in Henco Commissioner Mike Opat’s escape from a pair of carjacking scumbags:
Opat was about to get into his Jeep outside his home in Robbinsdale at about 10 p.m. Tuesday night when he saw the two strangers approaching in the dark, [Henco PR flak and one-time hottest woman in the Twin Cities Media Carolyn] Marinan said Wednesday night.
The commissioner nodded in friendly greeting, then turned to slip his Jeep key into the lock.
Within moments, he had been hit with the butt of a sawed-off shotgun, knocked down, kicked and punched. After he grabbed the gun and managed to break free of his assailants, Opat bolted from the alley, yelling for his neighbors’ help.
The robbers fled with his 1999 Jeep, as well as his wallet, cell phone and Blackberry.
Lessons for everyone; sometimes, resisting is your best option.
Kudos, Councilman Opat.
