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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday June 24 2017, @02:46PM   Printer-friendly

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Albert DeMagnus, the 74-year old founder and CEO of Computer Management Services, Inc. was stabbed to death during a home invasion.

When Deputies responded to the home at approximately 2:30 a.m., they found DeMangus with a stab wound. He was taken to Piedmont Fayette Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The homeowner’s wife told authorities three men demanded cash and jewelry before taking the victim’s gray Lexus and leaving the scene. That’s when she called 911.

Deputies spotted the Lexus near the scene of the home invasion, Babb said. The stolen car crashed in the area of Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard and Bradley Drive and two men ran, he said. Deputies and Fayetteville police officers found located both men.

Jeffrey Lee Wallace, 22, of Atlanta, and Kavion Wyzeenski Tookes, 21, of Decatur, were both arrested and being held Friday night at the Fayette County jail.

One suspect remains at large.

DeMagnus' firm, Computer Management Services, Inc. (CMS) is an Information Technology (IT) augmentation firm that provides IT services to Fortune 500 Companies, the Federal Government, and State and Local Agencies.

ARTICLE: http://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/year-old-ceo-stabbed-death-during-home-invasion/LYI93lCxKasTsT1cncg3zL/


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday June 25 2017, @08:32AM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday June 25 2017, @08:32AM (#530825) Journal

    "a door that cannot be kicked open."

    For the sake of clarity, we should touch on what that means. Personally, I've never seen a door in a residence that would slow me down very much, if I actually wanted to get on the other side of it. A door that can't be kicked in requires a solid wall, first. (Imagine how embarrassing it would be, if you had a really secure door, but a shotgun blast and a couple kicks opens a hole in the wall big enough for Godzilla to walk through!) Specifically, a concrete wall. No, cinder block won't do - it's gotta be concrete. The door has to be a fireproof security door. The door must swing INWARD, so that the intruders outside the door can't simply remove the hinge pins, and move the door out of their way. Best if the door frame is put in place, the forms put up, and then the concrete poured, embedding the door into the wall. Second best, pour the wall, mount the door frame, then pour grout into the empty space between the doorframe and the wall. Once the wall and the door are in place, you DO NOT rely on the door latch and a deadbolt. Instead, you put a drop bar on the door. Most of the stuff I'm finding on the internet shows rather flimsy wooden bars, utilizing cheap hardware. This one isn't bad - http://www.midlandhardware.com/185579.html [midlandhardware.com] Don't use a cheap pine 2x4, either. Invest in a nice oak, or even steel bar. 1/4" 2x4 channel iron is pretty damned hard to kick in.

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  • (Score: 2) by t-3 on Sunday June 25 2017, @08:23PM (1 child)

    by t-3 (4907) on Sunday June 25 2017, @08:23PM (#530947)

    Ghetto kickdoe stopper: Nail down 2x4s in a T behind the door. You can buy setups that work similarly at some hardware stores. Unless your crossbar is anchored REALLY fucking well it will be pulled out of the wall just as easily as the door is kicked in.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday June 26 2017, @07:46AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday June 26 2017, @07:46AM (#531178) Journal

      Mmmm. We built a concrete wall, remember? Yes, my anchors are anchored pretty securely. Alright, I didn't specify, but I'll do it now: We use 1/2" embedded bolts for anchors, 4 bolts in each of the bar holders. I did specify that those specific bar holders were "not bad". They aren't as heavy as I was looking for, but anchored into concrete as I have specified, you're not going to just kick them out of the wall. They'll stop the average police squad using their cute little battering rams.

      The two 2x4's nailed to the floor will slow people down, if the door is solid. But, you better think a little more 3 dimensionally. What good is it to stop the bottom of the door swinging, if I can kick the panel out of the door? Nail down your two 2x4's, then put an upright, and a brace from the top of the upright, down to the rear of your "T". That will help some.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 26 2017, @05:55AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 26 2017, @05:55AM (#531145)

    You have that backwards. It is not how a door to a TOP SECRET//SCI//SAP room is secured. Something good enough for that is good enough for your safety room.

    The door frame prevents kicking the door in.

    Removal of the pins from good-quality hinges is not so easy. There is a side pin/bolt/screw that locks the main one in place. You can only get to this while the door is open.