Intruders Pay Price For Home Invasion (Successful Gun Use)

Columbus Dispatch ^ | December 14, 2006 | Holly Zachariah

[albee]

""Killed was 29-year-old Jonathan L. Carson ... averaging 3.1 points in 17 games." Turns out, she was the better shooter."

PERFECT!

[lwd]

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.

It's great that he made the team but 3.1 points per game average hardly qualifies one as a "star".

[FreedomPoster]

>>The "best" weapon is the one you can handle well

Hence the old saw:

Beware the man who owns only one gun - he probably knows how to use it!

[School of Rational Thought]

I would like to meet this chic, not only for taking care of business, but as part of a team of 19 years olds, who somehow can afford to live in an upscaled neighborhood.

[beltfed308]

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.

So the little darling played basketball. Big deal.

[GrandEagle]

Beware the man who owns only one gun - he probably knows how to use it!
OR - In this case SHE - SO True!

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

"And a 9mm :-)"

I think that if you kill an armed attacker, you should be entitled to keep their weapon.

Why should the police get it???

[RSmithOpt]

Assumingly loaded with 230 gr hydroshcok rounds? Wouldn't have taken more than one round anywhere in the upper torso.

Or an even better all around defense round:

SPEER GOLD DOT 45ACP 230GR GDHP

Very similar to:

[JOAT]

She fired several times, apparently grazing her boyfriend in the back and hitting Carson once in the back.

Woah. No further comment.

No kidding. I bet the 'fired several times' was trying not to hit her boyfriend. And no armchair QB's better be talking about this girls marksmanship! Her loved one is flipping around fighting on the floor and she aimed and shot at the attacker (and killed him) without seriously injuring her man...

I second the poster who said: MARRY THIS GIRL!

[OCCASparky]

Nothing quite says, "I love you" like a nice tight group.

[Jim Noble]

She needs a better gun.

Not if she can't get hits with it, she doesn't.

[JOAT]

Nothing quite says, "I love you" like a nice tight group.

Good stuff. Tagline material even.

[zeugma]

"Killed was 29-year-old Jonathan L. Carson ... averaging 3.1 points in 17 games."

Turns out, she was the better shooter.

 LOL!  When it counted.
 

[snowsislander]

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.

Miss Stapleton did a fine job of defending herself and her boyfriend.

One can hope that the surviving home invader will re-think his choice of careers.

[sgtbono2002]

The handgun turned out to be a good investment for the couple. It probably saved his life and kept her from being raped. Might be a good Wedding present for the next couple I know that marries.

[lowbridge]

Holy cow. A mixed race robbery team? I thought that only happened in old cop shows like Starsky and Hutch. ;-)

[TChris]

...and they're still going to "present the case to a grand jury".

Fer' cryin' out loud! Does this prosecutor have nothing useful to do with his time?

[William Tell]

TChris said: "Fer' cryin' out loud! Does this prosecutor have nothing useful to do with his time?"

I believe in some jurisdictions that a person committing a felony during which another person is killed can be charged with murder. Putting this in front of a grand jury can clear the shooter and indict the surviving criminal.

[MSM Hater]

Your welcome.