Cell Phone Saves Man from Crossbow

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA-September 7, 2004 — When Michael Brown was shot with a crossbow he couldn't use his cell phone to call for help. But he didn't need to – his handset stopped the bolt and likely saved his life.

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Prosecutor Tim Ryan told the court Brown, 33, was targeted by Robert Troy Scanlon, who wanted to buy marijuana. It was not clear what made him think Brown was passing information to police.

But Ryan said that Scanlon bought a crossbow at an archery store and practiced shooting before luring Brown to a remote spot north of Ipswich and shooting him.

Scanlon fled when the crossbow bolt got lodged in Brown's phone, which he was carrying in his shirt breast pocket.

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