Masked Man Shot Dead Trying To Break Into Home

WFTV-TV ^ | 06/19/2009 | Staff

[VeniVidiVici]

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- A man was shot and killed outside a home near Altamonte Springs early Friday morning. Deputies say he was trying to break into a home on S. Magnolia Avenue when someone inside shot him.

Investigators say at approximately 4:00am on Friday, a woman was awakened by a loud, pounding sound coming from the front door of her home. She woke up her husband to let him know what she heard and asked him to go check on what was happening.

"Yes someone's just tried to break down my front door," said the caller to the 911 dispatcher.

[VeniVidiVici]

Guy tries to bust down the homeowners door while wearing a ski mask. Homeowner opens door, surprised to see the guy still standing there and shoots him.

Good shoot. No drunken frat boys, no high teenage neighbors. Bad guy trying to bust in and gets a free burial for his trouble.

[jiggyboy]

They are still trying to determine if the masked man was armed

If there are 12 jurors like me, save yourselves the trouble -- it doesn't matter.

[john in springfield]

That’s just not right.

Burial costs ought to come out of his estate.

[LiberConservative]

Duh

[hugorand]

From Unforgiven:

Gene Hackman: "You just shot an unarmed man".

Clint Eastwood: "Well, he should have armed himself".

[Knightmixer]

My only wish is that they include a brief description of the grouping somewhere in the story.

[greatdefender]

Rule:

Any one who breaks in home; YOU HAVE the right to defend yourself.

PS: I won’t be surprise if this guy has a criminal rap.

[VeniVidiVici]

Burial costs ought to come out of his estate.

Well, it may still come to that. He's young enough to where somebody will probably soon come forward and say what a fine, young man he was, straight-A student, wouldn't harm a fly, blah, blah, blah.

Once they do that, then the city can go after them for the cost. Unless he was down here on vacation :-)

[Teflonic]

Yay! I think we can now all agree you would have to be stupid to break into a house in Florida! Every message like this keeps the border crime out west...

[Oatka]

PS: I won’t be surprise if this guy has a criminal rap.

The full litany:
1) He was out on parole
2) His time was reduced for good behaviour
3) His original crime was plea-bargained down to a lesser charge.
4) He has a record as long as your arm
5) All of the above

[darkwing104]

Rule #1...Don't break into homes in Florida.

Rule #2...Flying lead hurts like He!!!

Rule #3...Remember Rule #1

[VeniVidiVici]

Found another article that adds this little tidbit:

(The dead perp) has an extensive criminal history in Seminole County, Clark said, including charges involving drugs and fleeing from police. He was also being investigated in an armed robbery, Clark said.

But Clayton Montford (victim) also has a long criminal record andserved prison time for cocaine possession. Montford has been arrested in Orange County at least 25 times, Clark said.

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Cops went on to say that Montford’s priors had no bearing on this incident as the evidence clearly showed Salaam was trying to break in.

It’s not clear yet if the States Atty office will bring a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon against Montford.

[Southern Partisan]

D. R. T.

[Balding_Eagle]

It’s not clear yet if the States Atty office will bring a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon against Montford.

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6 seems to be the operative phrase in this situation.

[driftdiver]

“If there are 12 jurors like me, save yourselves the trouble — it doesn’t matter. “

It doesn’t matter, in Florida you are automatically considered armed if you break into an occupied residence.

[Costumed Vigilante]

Drugs.

[SIDENET]

"Who WAS that masked man?"

[TXnMA]

"Any one who breaks in home; YOU HAVE the right to defend yourself."

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Even better... From the (Florida) article:

...with the Castle Doctrine [the] homeowner did not have an obligation to retreat," said Lt. James Clark, Seminole County Sheriff's Department. "Our homeowner does have an obligation to protect his property."

Almost as good as Texas... '-)

[festusbanjo]

“Investigators say, at this point, the shooting appears to be justified” Gee Wally, ya think? An armed citizenry is a criminal’s worst nightmare. Kill em all, let Allah sort em out.

[hiredhand]

Ya gotta watch that front door! :-)

Here's SoapGirl watching mine! :-)



Incidentally, she MADE that sweater she's wearing! She had JUST finished it...well "almost". She looks GOOD in it... certainly better than I WOULD! :-)