Exercising the Right
Known Burglar Gets Caught
NOLO.com reported out of New Orleans about a burglary suspect who had a reputation with local law enforcement as a professional burglar. The suspect, Kelly Jackson, was shot multiple times after a homeowner discovered him in his storage shed on October 27. The 68-year-old homeowner heard noises coming from his shed, so he armed himself with his pistol and went to investigate. As the homeowner approached his shed, he discovered the suspect emerging from the shed and ordered him to halt. The homeowner says that Jackson did not follow the homeowner’s orders to wait for police to arrive.
According to the homeowner, Jackson lunged at him and began struggling with him, trying to wrestle the gun away. In the struggle, the homeowner managed to fire off several shots from his gun and hit Jackson in the back, leg, and stomach. The injured suspect then attempted to flee the scene on a bicycle, but he did not get far. Arresting officers found the wounded Jackson hiding underneath a house only a few blocks from the scene of the original burglary.
This wasn’t Jackson’s first run-in with the law, as the police report described him as “a known burglar in the (NOPD’s) 6th District.” New Orleans Police Department investigators stated that they believe Jackson is responsible for at least three other burglaries in the area, and authorities are planning to charge him with even more crimes. The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office is still reviewing the details of the shooting, but it appears so far that the homeowner’s actions were a textbook case of justified self-defense.
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