Preparedness
Woman Defends Property with Gun, Burglar Found Inside Dryer
In an unusual turn of events, a woman in Shreveport, Louisiana, found herself in a position where she had to protect her property from a would-be burglar. It was in the early hours of last Friday when she reportedly opened fire on a male suspect who was attempting to make off with items from her backyard, as reported by KSLA-TV.
The city’s local police force was alerted to a report of gunshots on West Canal Street in the Sunset Acres neighborhood around 5:10 a.m., arriving on the scene shortly after.
The homeowner, Rochelle Baylor, was confronted with a startling scene when a neighbor rang her doorbell at about 4:30 a.m., pointing out there was a person in her backyard and some of her belongings were displaced on the sidewalk.
Baylor, in her recollection to KSLA, said she “ran up on” the suspect, demanded to know where her property was, and opened fire “about five or six times.”
Shreveport Police’s Lt. Shawn Hurd shared details of the suspect’s flight from the scene, telling KSLA the individual “ended up calling his mom to come get him,” and “we ended up chasing him for miles.”
Following a relentless pursuit that lasted several hours, officers eventually found the suspect hiding inside a rather unconventional hideout — a clothes dryer in the house of a neighbor named James Wall.
“We have some problems like this every once in a while, but none like this. It was like the whole police force showed up.” Wall, recounting his experience, told KSLA, “I was in there reading my Bible and seen these police come up the driveway and went in the back.”
KSLA noted Baylor’s shots did not hit the suspect. However, when police found the suspect, he was reportedly covered in blood. Authorities indicated that injuries might have been sustained from barbed-wire fencing during his flight.
The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Joshua Dotson, was subsequently charged with simple burglary, KSLA reported.
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The attorney for the 17-year-old accused of attempting to murder Ricky Pearsall, a first-round draft pick for the 49ers, is challenging the charges. According to the defense, the incident, which occurred during an attempted robbery earlier this month, does not constitute attempted murder.
“It was a rather extended struggle between Mr. Pearsall and my client,” stated public defender Robert Dunlap in an interview with David Lombardi of TheAthletic.com.
“They were really fighting back and forth on the sidewalk. As you might imagine, Mr. Pearsall gets the best of it. He does kind of — I don’t know if you’ve ever wrestled or not — a nice hip toss and throws my client to the ground and ends up on top of him. . . . I think [the video] supports that this is an attempted robbery and not an attempted murder.”
Dunlap also addressed and refuted a report alleging that his client had brought a gun to school.
“My client did not have a gun at school,” Dunlap said. “It’s a false report.”
Despite these arguments, prosecutors have chosen to charge Dunlap’s client with attempted murder. However, they have not yet determined if the young defendant will be tried as an adult.
The next court hearing for this case is scheduled for September 26.
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A son, armed and vigilant, responded to a potential burglary at his mother’s unoccupied home in West Virginia during the early hours of the morning. The encounter ended fatally for the alleged intruder.
Authorities reported that the son, checking on the residence around 3:45 a.m., encountered an individual who turned toward him holding an object.
“Unwise move on the part of the intruder.”
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a male stating he had just shot an intruder at his mother’s Inwood home on Winchester Avenue.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered a male lying face down with a gunshot wound. Immediate life-saving measures were administered until emergency medical services arrived, but the individual was pronounced dead shortly after.
The deceased was identified as 38-year-old Joshua Boone from Williamsport, Maryland. The sheriff’s office confirmed that Boone’s next of kin had been notified.
The investigation revealed that the son, identified by WDVM-TV as Michael Marshal, had gone to the home after hearing about a possible break-in. Marshal told deputies that Boone turned toward him “with something in his hand,” prompting Marshal to fire his handgun.
Boone was located in the garage of the residence, where the fatal shot occurred.
The Department of Criminal Investigators processed the scene for evidence and is conducting a thorough investigation into the shooting. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be presented to the Berkeley County Prosecutors Office.
Authorities are urging anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 304-267-7000.
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A tragic incident in Michigan has resulted in a teenage boy facing severe charges after allegedly shooting another teen and fatally wounding the teen’s mother, who was trying to protect her son.
Anthony Deshawn Sneed, 15, is being charged as an adult with multiple serious offenses stemming from the incident that occurred on September 4th in Clinton Township.
The charges against Sneed include felony murder as a juvenile defendant, second-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, armed robbery, and four counts of felony firearm possession.
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, the conflict began when Sneed got into a fight with the son of Tanseen Sherrod.
During the altercation, Sneed allegedly stole a handgun from the other teen.
When Sherrod attempted to intervene in hopes of calming the situation, she was tragically shot by Sneed, authorities reported.
Details surrounding the exact nature of the fatal confrontation have not been made public.
The other teen involved in the incident was also shot and sustained critical injuries, though his current condition has not been disclosed.
Following the shooting, Sneed fled the scene but turned himself in to Detroit authorities the following day.
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Frank J Perruccio
June 28, 2024 at 11:59 am
I live in an open cary state.
I have a 9mm Glock and a 12 gage along with a concealed carry permit.
I wouldn’t be able to legally kill someone in my home unless it was in self defense. In this situation, I’d shoot to scare, or lightly injure a burglar in an effort to detain them until law enforcement arrived. I wouldn’t want to shoot to kill an unarmed burger who was running away.
Shirley
June 28, 2024 at 12:56 pm
I think you have the right to protect your family and belonging
Happy Warrior
June 28, 2024 at 4:08 pm
The gal needs to go to the range for some serious accuracy training, but I’ll bet the burglar was doing some serious crapping as the bullets whizzed past him.
Herb
June 28, 2024 at 4:59 pm
What are “professionally trained individuals”?
30 years in the USMC, rifle and pistol expert, and people think I am not professionally trained.
Timothy
June 28, 2024 at 9:51 pm
the thugs in gov’t. write laws to protect the thugs on the street. The system is paid for by taxpayers, but the idiots do all they can to restrict and strangle any logical “rights” we should have. There should be no RAP SHEETS with more than 3 offensives. Time to hold them accountable. OFF with their heads! We the People live free or they DIE !
James Allan
June 28, 2024 at 11:26 pm
Good for her. Cool lady.
DanC
June 29, 2024 at 11:45 pm
Theft in the night. Given 5 shots I would not have missed…