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 Homeowner Charged After Shooting Intruder/A pain in the *** 
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:14 am 
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Homeowner Charged After Shooting Intruder
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/20833621/detail.html
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Posted: 12:00 pm EDT September 10, 2009
Updated: 5:50 am EDT September 11, 2009

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A Lithonia homeowner has been charged with aggravated assault after shooting a man he said was attempting to break into his home Thursday, according to police.
DeKalb Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said the homeowner was charged because he shot the intruder outside his residence.
Neighbors said someone tried to knock down the door of a home on Gadwall Circle Thursday afternoon.
“The homeowners were inside. They didn’t know (the suspect) and they shot. We heard four shots and he ran out and fell out here,” said neighbor Willie Brooks.
Parish said the suspected thief received two gunshot wounds to his buttocks but the injuries are not considered life-threatening. He was charged with attempted burglary.
Police have not officially released the suspect’s name, but a DeKalb County police source told Channel 2 Action News he is 26-year-old Frederick Lee Williams from Monroe, La.
Neighbors said it wasn’t the first time there had been trouble in the neighborhood.
Channel 2 Action News reporter Diana Davis asked Brooks if he was surprised that the incident happened in the middle of the day. “Very, very much so. For something like this to happen in broad daylight…it’s scary. It’s really scary.”
The homeowner was not injured.


What would the ramifications be if this happened in MN?


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:21 am 
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Looks like there was an update on this
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/Homeowner_Charged_for_Shooting_Intruder_091009
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Homeowner Charged for Shooting Intruder
Updated: Thursday, 10 Sep 2009, 10:45 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 10 Sep 2009, 10:30 PM EDT

Edited By: Leigha Baugham | myfoxatlanta.com
LITHONIA, Ga. (MyFOX ATLANTA) - A Lithonia homeowner who shot a man who allegedly tried to burglarize his home will face charges. The shooting happened Thursday morning on Gadwall Circle in Lithonia. Police said it appeared that the suspect was outside of the house.

"It came in through here went through the garage, hit the electrical panel, went through the bathroom and lodged in the wall," said Eric Thomas of the bullet that hit his home after a neighbor shot at an alleged intruder.

The shooting happened Thursday morning when police said the burglar entered a house located a couple of doors down from where Thomas lives.

Police said the unidentified homeowner interrupted the burglar and apparently shot him as he fled.

DeKalb County police said the homeowner who shot the suspect was charged with aggravated assault because the shots were fired outside of the home.

Investigators said the homeowner was taken to jail.

The suspect who allegedly tried to break into the home faces a charge of attempted burglary.

"We got laws that say certain things, but morally I don't think he should be charged because he was protecting his home and this subdivision," said Thomas.

Police have not released the names of the homeowner or the man charged with attempted burglary.

The homeowner is expected to make his first court appearance Friday.

The burglary suspect was hospitalized and police said he will face charges when he's released.


....and wait, .....there more... :D

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/Lithonia_Homeowner_Faces_Assault_Charge_091109
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Lithonia Homeowner Faces Assault Charge
Updated: Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 10:51 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 10:51 PM EDT

Edited By: Leigha Baugham | myfoxatlanta.com
LITHONIA, Ga. (MyFOX ATLANTA) - A Lithonia homeowner faces charges for shooting a man who allegedly tried to break into his home.

Thirty-three-year-old Willie White was charged with aggravated assault in connection with Thursday's incident.

The shooting happened Thursday morning on Gadwall Circle in Lithonia. Police said it appeared that the suspect was outside of the house.

Police said White interrupted the burglar and apparently shot him as he fled.

DeKalb County police White who shot the suspect was charged with aggravated assault because the shots were fired outside of the home. In addition, White was charged with theft by receiving because the weapon he fired wasn't his. White was also charged with possession of marijuana.

The suspect who allegedly tried to break into the home faces a charge of attempted burglary.

The burglary suspect was hospitalized and police said he will face charges when he's released.


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 Post subject: Re: Homeowner Charged After Shooting Intruder/A pain in the ***
PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:20 am 
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Dee wrote:
What would the ramifications be if this happened in MN?


Pretty well the same unless we get a stand your ground/super kick ass texas style castle doctrine.


Unless of course you live in Wright county.... :wink:

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