Posted on 01/04/2012 9:18:39 AM PST by Silentgypsy
A young Oklahoma mother shot and killed an intruder to protect her 3-month-old baby on New Year's Eve, less than a week after the baby's father died of cancer.
Sarah McKinley says that a week earlier a man named Justin Martin dropped by on the day of her husband's funeral, claiming that he was a neighbor who wanted to say hello. The 18-year-old Oklahoma City area woman did not let him into her home that day.
On New Year's Eve Martin returned with another man, Dustin Stewart, and this time was armed with a 12-inch hunting knife. The two soon began trying to break into McKinley's home.
As one of the men was going from door to door outside her home trying to gain entry, McKinley called 911 and grabbed her 12-gauge shotgun.
(Excerpt) Read more at gma.yahoo.com ...
It was OK on MSM because the now worm food perp was an evil white guy and his friend. White men are evil according to the MSM so they deserve it.
They won’t show the many more times the protected classes are blasted during a robbery (like at Kroger here in Indianapolis).
You have to admit this poor gal must have been sick with fright. I got goosebumps thinking over, “for an agonizing 21 minutes, she listened to the men try to break in”. That has got to be the longest period of fright she ever experienced.
“Instinct?”
Absolutely! I can’t speak for all babies but when mine were newborns... they could “sense” my emotions. I have the feeling this little one was screaming from all the noises PLUS sensing Mom’s fears. Calming down that baby was definitely a Mother’s instinct.
Blanchard Police Detective Dan Huff said, "We believe the vehicle has evidence of the crime and we believe that it will show that the home invasion may have been premeditated."
Boy. Blanchard police could double-duty as brain surgeons in their off-time.
Detective Huff is up for 'Captain Obvious' awards for 2012.
That link was published Jan. 3, 2012...and yet it noted: While the case moves forward and Dustin Louis Stewart is charged with burglary, detectives are obtaining a search warrant for Martin's car.
This crime is over a week old and they're still in the process of obtaining a search warrant??????
Driftdiver was right:
She was on the phone with the dispatcher for ...wait for it.....wait..... 21 minutes. When seconds count the police are only minutes away. [Driftdiver]
When hours count when it comes to search warrant...the Blanchard police are only weeks away!
She said he was there the Thursday before. I’m wondering what the rest of the story is. Were these guys “business associates” of the husband’s or has connections with her? Why was he there earlier? Apparently they knocked on the door and she id’ed them from the peep hole and then shoved the couch against the door and ran off to arm herself as they tried to find a way in. She was smart enough to wait until they got inside before shooting. In another article she says he was stalking her. From one of the comments, the baby’s name is Justin and the perp’s name is Justin so is that a coincidence? The husband was 58 and died of cancer but this is a teenage wife. Just some things to consider.
This makes me very happy. I was so hoping that on reading this, her local community and neighbors would step forward with assistance for the widow lady and her baby.
I imagine that she was almost at her wits’ end, and any little help will just be a godsend. On top of that, I hope her husband had a lot of life insurance, but money can only go so far. It’s the people that help that really matters.
Amending my comment...crime is 4 days old (not over a week old) & police were still in process of obtaining a search warrant (on intruder’s car).
On the good side, I'll bet it was easy to pull the trigger when they finally broke in.
Once again, it’s important to note that the robber’s accomplice, who turned himself in, will likely be charged with homicide for the death of the robber. Because he turned himself in, however, he will likely not face the death penalty, and might get out of prison still alive, if a lot older.
The crime team of Dustin and Justin.
liberals/democrats disapprove of this. If it were up to democrats we could not own guns so these 2 monsters would have raped and tortured and killed this mother and child.These socialists would have us unarmed.
You know... I was thinking. She was on the phone with the 911 operator (that had to be somewhat comforting) AND she had all that time to “think it out”. I mean she could mentally prepare herself to aim and fire. In no way am I saying she was as calm as a cucumber. I do think, however, the bit of time may have helped her. IMHO.
Maybe you should find out what the police were up to at the time in this small town of over 7000 befoe making statements like that. Also a video segment on GMA of outide the house gave the impression this house was isolated.
This woman will have no trouble finding a husband, though I feel bad for her recent loss. She needs a vacation, someone to take care of her for a while.
She had to ask...?
RUEAL - RURAL
The picture is of the survivor - Stewart. But, you are correct, both likely have rap sheets.
‘I suspect that his demise prevented a great number of future crimes.’
‘tis why crime is falling. concealed carry, open carry, castle doctrine, stand your ground - all of it is kicking in.
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