Date: | June 24, 2013 | Time: | 5:00 am | Location: | Dallas, TX |
Crime Prevented: | Burglary | ||||
Description of Bad Guy(s): | Festus Johnson, 34, who broke into a shed and was caught by the homeowner stealing tools and lawn equipment. There had been a recently dramatic rise in property crime in that neighborhood. Johnson already has a prior conviction for burglary | ||||
Description of Good Guy(s): | Unnamed homeowner, who investigated his alarm with a gun. In the darkness, he saw the intruder carrying his equipment and told him to stop. Instead, the thief quickly dropped the equipment. Fearing that the thief was armed and going for a weapon, the homeowner shot, hitting him and causing him to flee over a fence | ||||
Type of Gun Used: | Handgun | ||||
Outcome: | The thief made it back to his own apartment, where his family dialed 911; he was transported to the hospital and was arrested, facing charges. No one else was injured by the gunfire. Police report that the homeowner will not face charges. | ||||
Source(s): | |||||
Armed Homeowner Shoots Repeat Offender Backyard Thief in the Dark; Won't Face Charges
at
0 comments:
Post a Comment