"She chose to fight back and it worked for her, but that's not a decision we would take very lightly and we would not tell everybody that's always the solution," Vanderburgh County Sheriff Eric Williams said. "You have to know your surroundings, your capabilities, your opponent's capabilities, the likelihood of success, what the outcome is- all those things weigh in and it's a decision you have to make very, very quickly."



Authorities say after looking at the surveillance video of the assault, the suspect was identified as 47-year-old Charles Robert Rickard, a former employee at the gas station.



Authorities say Rickard was found at his home in Owensville, Indiana.