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Potted plant thief shot in head by homeowner, S.A. police say
kens5.com ^
| 15 Feb 2012
| KENS5 Staff
Posted on 02/15/2012 2:01:47 PM PST by smokingfrog
SAN ANTONIO -- Police say a homeowner on the city's northwest side shot a man in the head Wednesday morning for trying to steal a potted plant from his yard.
The homeowner, in his 60s, grabbed his handgun around 8 a.m. and took several shots a man he claims was stealing a potted plant and other items from his yard at 708 Shadwell, said Sgt. Chris Benavides, a spokesman for the San Antonio Police Department.
Officers caught up to the suspect at the Cabana Apartments, where he lives. He told officers that he had just finished dropping his kids off at school when he was shot in the head.
Benavides said the suspect allegedly stopped at the Shadwell Drive home on his way back from the school.
"When the homeowner saw that someone was trying to steal his plant he used his firearm, shot several times at the suspect," Benavides said. "The suspect was struck one time in the head area. It's my understanding that he was grazed by the bullet."
The suspect, in his 40s, was taken to an area hospital. Police said he will be charged with theft and possibly burglary.
Benavides said the homeowner is being questioned but will not likely be charged.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; castlelaw; sanantonio
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To: smokingfrog
i bet he won’t try and steal again!
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:03:54 PM PST
by
sappy
(criminaldems)
To: smokingfrog
He’s gonna have a headache THIS BIG! LOL!
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:05:14 PM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: smokingfrog
Good...
I’d shoot anyone touching my plants too...
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:05:40 PM PST
by
Tennessee Nana
(Romney a Massachusetts moderate which is a liberal by Republican standards)
To: smokingfrog
More range time needed...
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:06:08 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Spoiler Alert! The secret to Terra Nova: THEY ARE ALL DEAD!!!)
To: smokingfrog
Well, it wasn’t Brendan Sullivan.
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:06:54 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(My doctor told me to curtail my Walpoling activities.)
To: Tennessee Nana
That’s why they have the “Cactus Doctrine”...never mind, that’s “Castle Doctrine”.
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:09:31 PM PST
by
Salamander
(You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind)
To: smokingfrog
The suspect, in his 40s, was taken to an area hospital. More than likely, we're paying for his hospital visit. He'll be patched up just fine and then probably revert to his criminal ways. It's a shame that the homeowner didn't get off a better shot and just change the vermin's state to graveyard dead.
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:10:32 PM PST
by
re_nortex
(DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
To: smokingfrog
Potted plant, not a pot plant?!
To: smokingfrog
I have it on good authority that Libertarians will sometimes defend their plants with lethal force if necessary.
To: smokingfrog
There's always more to these stories.
To: sappy
You know why they say not to pick a fight with an old guy?
They will kill you.
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:21:17 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:22:26 PM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This mean Liberals and/or Libertarians (Same Thing) NO LIBS.))
To: Salamander
You can bet the old guy did not shoot him with an M1, would have been a different result.
Probably a .22
Which can still be very lethal.
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:24:55 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: smokingfrog
He was in fear for his potted plant’s life, gotta love Texas law.
To: smokingfrog
I guess the thief didn't steal Brendan Sullivan. He has said he is not a potted plant.
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02/15/2012 2:32:39 PM PST
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:36:43 PM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
To: Bringbackthedraft
I think he was picking up a last-minute Valentine’s Day present.
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:44:00 PM PST
by
gundog
(Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
To: Texas Fossil
They ricochet around inside your cranium, turning your brain into tapioca.
That’s pretty lethal.
:)
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posted on
02/15/2012 2:55:37 PM PST
by
Salamander
(You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind)
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