Jonathan L. Carson, top, was killed and Dow R. Huffman wounded Tuesday night.
Posted on 12/14/2006 5:06:34 AM PST by MSM Hater
Colin Jenkins’ girlfriend was already in bed Tuesday night, and he was just about to join her when the doorbell started to ring incessantly. When Jenkins opened the door, a man forced his way inside the rural Springfield home. Within minutes, one robbery suspect was dead and another critically wounded.
Jenkins’ girlfriend had shot them both.
Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly called the late-night home invasion "an apparent horrible attack on innocent victims." He said that although the case will be presented to a grand jury, he expects no charges against the shooter, 19-year-old Megan Stapleton.
"There is no reason to believe this was anything but random, and this young couple was defending themselves," Kelly said. He said the couple has lived in the house since October. Stapleton is a waitress at two restaurants, and Jenkins, also 19, works in construction.
Killed was 29-year-old Jonathan L. Carson, a former basketball star at Springfield South High School who played the 1997-98 season with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, averaging 3.1 points in 17 games.
Carson had run-ins with the law in recent years, Kelly said, and had a previous felony conviction for receiving stolen property. Wounded was Dow R. Huffman, a 23-year-old from West Liberty in Logan County. He was wanted for failing to appear in court on a previous charge. He was listed last night in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
The drama began just after 10 p.m. when a neighbor spotted a suspicious car. There are only five houses on Darnell Drive, part of an upscale neighborhood north of the Upper Valley Mall in western Clark County. Georgianna Sarven and her husband have lived in one of them for 28 years.
Their neighbor went to their house and said she was afraid to go home because a strange car was parked on the street with its lights off and a man inside.
The Sarvens accompanied her to her home and were inside checking her house for trouble when they heard commotion across the road.
"Then, all hell broke loose," Mrs. Sarven said. "We saw the boy that lives there outside waving his arms, flagging down police, and someone else said there was a dead body on the porch."
Kelly recounts the night’s events like this:
Jenkins opened his door about 10:30 p.m., and Huffman, armed with two guns, muscled his way in. The two fought, and Jenkins yelled to his girlfriend for help.
She left her bedroom, and Huffman stalked her down the hallway toward a back room. When she emerged, she had a 9 mm handgun and Huffman was right in front of her. She fired multiple times, and he went down.
She then ran to the living room and found a masked Carson fighting with Jenkins on the floor. She fired several times, apparently grazing her boyfriend in the back and hitting Carson once in the back.
Carson got up, stumbled onto the front porch and fell dead. A handgun was found near his body. Jenkins was treated for his injuries at a local hospital, Kelly said. Stapleton was shaken but unharmed.
Kelly said the car that neighbors saw, a large green vehicle with a damaged door, likely was a getaway vehicle. He said deputies are searching for the driver.
hzachariah@dispatch.com
Nice way to start the day!
She then ran to the living room and found a masked Carson fighting with Jenkins on the floor. She fired several times, apparently grazing her boyfriend in the back and hitting Carson once in the back.
Carson got up, stumbled onto the front porch and fell dead. A handgun was found near his body. Jenkins was treated for his injuries at a local hospital, Kelly said. Stapleton was shaken but unharmed
*sniff*
I love happy endings.
Stapleton ought to get out of the waitress business and get into the teach females to shoot business.
Good job there little lady.
Note that the one who had her boyfriend down was the one she killed.
My kinda girl.
A basketball star turned to home burglaries.
Went to a University and so stupid he decides to rob two 19 year old kids who are living together,and probably have little personal wealth other than the clothes on their backs.
Another example of giving an idiot a shot at an education because he can shove a ball in a hoop.
Very good news!
former basketball star.
Looks like he chose the same way as Maurice Clarett did and he is in jail not dead.
All these people that we have been reading about lately and they used to be all these stars and into the community. What happened? What switched in their brain to make them commit atrocities?
At least they stopped his criminal career early. Not speaking from personal experience, but IMHO, I think when you get shot, you kind of have a different perspective on life. And that is probably the best that has ever happened to some of these criminals. Now the best thing that could ever happen is accepting Christ as their Lord and Saviour.
I am glad the couple were not hurt, however that young lady must feel really bad considering she just took a life and one more may die. Rightfully so, but it still must be a heavy burden to ear.
Wow! What a woman!
And from the University of Cincinnati, Bob Huggins era - who woulda thunk it?
Well, my dislike of 9mm's aside, she was probably a little rattled, and that can affect anyone's aim. Being that it was probably her first firefight, I'd say she pulled it together nicely with the tools available. Being shot multiple times is a life altering event. Even if this guy survives, and isn't permanently injured somehow, let's just say between his dead pal and his swiss cheese abdomen, he's learned a valuable life lesson.
Obviously disappointed he didn't make the NBA, but he figured he could follow their lead otherwise even if he couldn't play basketball.
Jonathan L. Carson, top, was killed and Dow R. Huffman wounded Tuesday night.
Figures. They are legendary for signing up and retaining criminals. Another proud moment for the Bearcats.
FMCDH(BITS)
If that boy does not get that girl a spectacular Christmas present then he needs to be smacked around. This story should be a workers compensation alert as the crooks suffered an all too rare but frequently fatal occupational injury - lead poisoning.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
And a 9mm :-)
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