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 Walgreens fires armed worker 
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BENTON TOWNSHIP - A photograph of four children tucked in a thank-you card from a coworker reminds Jeremy Hoven he did the right thing.

But doing "the right thing" cost the night shift pharmacist his job at the Walgreens drugstore at Napier Avenue and M-139. The national pharmacy chain fired Hoven on Monday, eight days after he fired his handgun to foil an armed robbery and a potentially deadly hostage situation at the store.

"In my mind, I can look at myself in the mirror. I can lay my head down in bed and sleep. In my mind, I did what I had to do," said the 36-year-old Twin Cities-area resident.

The two masked gunmen fled after Hoven fired three or four shots from his revolver during the 4:30 a.m. incident May 8, a Sunday.

The card came from the family of a Walgreens manager who had been working that shift. Hoven, who spoke in measured, crisp tones, got a little emotional showing the card during an interview Tuesday at The Herald-Palladium.

He carried the card in a three-ring binder of notes, memos and news clippings about the incident.

Hoven's lawyer, Peter Kosick of St. Joseph, said he is studying whether to pursue a wrongful termination lawsuit.

Berrien County Prosecutor Arthur Cotter said he reviewed police reports and store security video. He said Hoven did nothing criminal.

"It's one of those difficult cases," Cotter said. "If you're Walgreens, what do you do? I'm sure their lawyers don't want people carrying guns in their store."

Still, he said, Hoven may have saved lives.


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Sat May 21, 2011 8:46 am
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Cotter said. "If you're Walgreens, what do you do? I'm sure their lawyers don't want people carrying guns in their store."

I guess cops aren't welcome then. You know how they all carry those nasty guns. :roll:

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Sat May 21, 2011 8:56 am
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Yeah, that sucks. Big time. I wonder if they really have a no-guns policy, or if his firing was just a knee-jerk reaction.

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Sat May 21, 2011 9:44 am
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Better to have done the right thing than to live in shame. I'm sure that he'll be able to find another job with better conditions.


Sat May 21, 2011 11:25 am
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pizza hut fired and stood by the firing of a driver who used his gun.


Sun May 22, 2011 7:17 pm
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Having worked at Walgreens, they are completely anti self defense when it comes to their employees. Even pepper spray will get someone fired. I've shopped in a few stores while open carrying and nothing was said, though.

One condition of employment is no weapons. I had that discussion at work, the manager there said no weapons allowed, then went on to tell several stories of pharmacy robberies, parking lot hijackings, and even an employee who was taken at gunpoint behind a store and raped.

I carried anyway. They never knew. Funny thing is I remember a few times when it was obvious that I was carrying and yet nobody noticed. Maybe other employees being sheep is a good thing...


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