Would-be rapist takes a beating
Friday, Nov. 13 2009 @ 12:46PM
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| He's accused of violently raping his girlfriend, then taking off with daughter Hailey Traynham in a stolen truck |
Gary Traynham Jr., and his girlfriend had been having troubles lately. They'd been estranged for two weeks, and Traynham was pinched for writing a bad check on October 26. So when he showed up drunk at the unnamed girlfriend's apartment yesterday, it was bound to turn out bad...
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| Gary Traynham's Facebook page photo as the loving family man |
He's driving a 1998 Dodge 1500 pickup with a Maine license plate 8629 NB. The truck was borrowed from a coworker, and his now considered stolen. Traynham is also wanted for gross sexual assault.
You can see his Facebook page here. More on this story as it develops.
UPDATE: A hunter talks a dad into surrendering after he brutally raped his girlfriend and kidnapped their daughter.
With all the mayhem and depravity we usually cover around here, it's nice to finally get a story with a happy ending.
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| After an hourlong talk, a hunter convinced Gary Traynham to surrender |
He as going to go hunting that day, and as he walked into the woods near Milton, New Hampshire, he recognized Traynham's truck. But instead of panicking, he decided to approach Traynham man-to-man.
"I walked up to him and told him that I knew he was the gentleman they were looking for," Grant told WMUR-TV. "(I) pretty much told him he had one of two choices: He could turn himself in or I could turn him in."
Traynham had parked in the woods because he was out of gas and had no money. The two talked for nearly an hour as Grant tried to convince him to surrender.
"I just told him to be a man and own up to what he did and let the little girl go home where she belongs," Grant said. "He treated me with respect ... he didn't give me a confrontation. So why should I give him one?"
Grant convinced Traynham to take a ride to his friend's house, where they would call police. It seems his man talk had broken down the fugitive. "The whole time, he was crying and holding his daughter," says Grant.
Fortunately, Hailey was unhurt and played with a little girl in the home while they waited for police. "He seemed like a normal guy," says Grant. "He knew he had done wrong, (but he) just didn't know how to handle it or how to turn himself in."
Michael Grant, Occupation: Man.
hmmmm...I worry for the little girl but I do think that this duranged man is not crazy enough to actually kill her, if he was he would have killed his girlfriend after he raped her, I hope they find them soon, and I hope that I'm right O_O
Posted 11/10/2009 at 02:19:39 PMDoes that say that he raped her with a KNIFE?! What a horrible monster, i hope they find the little girl okay and unharmed.
Posted 11/10/2009 at 04:51:03 PMAvarie, the writer probably meant to say that the woman was raped at knifepoint.
In any event, someone please buy Michael Grant a beer immediately.
Posted 11/13/2009 at 02:03:21 PMInteresting that a MAN was able to sit down and talk to the criminal for 'about an hour' and get him to turn himself in the law.
Imagine, for a moment, a different scenario:
Police officer doing his (or her) rounds stumbles upon the pickup, notices the license plate, and visually ID's the criminal and girl.
Think an officer today would walk up to Traynham and engage the man in a way reminiscent of Michael Grant? "He treated me with respect ... he didn't give me a confrontation. So why should I give him one?"
Or, might the officer instead call for backup? Call the local SWAT team? Would the State Police swoop in with their helicopters? Would Armored Vehicles arrive on the scene? The sky fill with local news choppers?
Would a team of 100 finally descend upon Travham, guns drawn, tazers at the ready?
Posted 11/13/2009 at 07:05:43 PMI can't help but agree with Dread. Michael Grant deserves a drink. In fact the ones buying should be the taxpayers of whatever community it was in which Grant found Travham. The man likely saved Tens of Thousands of dollars today by acting like a man and treating another man right. Probably saved at least one life today, too.
You're right KPR, sounds like Traynham has a serious problem when he drinks and did a really stupid, brutal thing that he'll do some time for but hardly is he the world's most dangerous criminal. Rather he's a man with lots of problems and lots of regrets for his very bad decisions.
Unfortunately, thoughtful and rational people like Michael Grant are exceptions to the rule. The vast majority of cops would have gone in gestapo style and the bulk of the sadistic public would have screamed for his blood.
BTW, did you notice on Gary Traynham's Facebook page his most liked show is Prison break? Hmmm....I wonder if he was studying in advance? Stay tuned....
Posted 11/15/2009 at 05:44:26 PM