Posted on 03/29/2010 5:15:09 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. -- A suspected burglar who was shot to death by the owner of the home he had broken into had served several years in prison.
Police said Marvin Cook Jr., 29, entered a house in the 4200 block of Chapel Road in Perry Hall at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday and pointed a handgun at 68-year-old William Bozman, who was asleep in his bed.
"He ordered Bozman to give him money. Mr. Bozman was able to get out of bed quickly and retrieve his own handgun and ordered the suspect to drop his handgun," said Cpl. Mike Hill of the Baltimore County police.
Officials said Cook advanced toward Bozman and, fearing for his life, Bozman fired several shots.
Hill said Cook continued toward Bozman and actually fell on top of the homeowner after being shot. Hill said Bozman was able to get up and call police.
Cook died at Franklin Square Hospital.
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He was a good kid at heart. He was just beginning to turn his life around.
I love these stories with a good ending. One less perp on the loose.
Yup.
OK, just between us, there’s no way this guy had a gun pulled on the home owner when he was shot. Having said that though, I say good riddance to bad rubbish.
“A suspected burglar who was shot to death by the owner of the home he had broken into”
Huh,wut?...
“How many more, Mr. Mayor, How many more?”- quoting Howie Carr
So long, Marvin!
All’s well that ends well.
having trouble believing the sequence of events. But the outcome sounds great to me!
BANG!!!! Down goes another scumbag. Bye bye sumbitch.
lol
Ain’t no way someone is gonna beat me to my gun while I am sleeping. I keep my .22 Mag between the pillows on my bed.
I figure that if you need it, you are gonna need it instantly...not where you have to get out of bed to get it.
I also have a .410 snake charmer hanging on the wall behind the front door.
Pity the poor bastard that tries to assault me or my loved ones. On top of that, I live in the good state of Texas where you are allowed to use deadly force to protect yourself and property.
I love the saying “when seconds count the police will be there in only a matter of minutes.”
Don't try to impress the cops with how you cleverly got the drop on him.
He had you dead to rights, you warned him when you yourself had him, he ADVANCED, and then you (fearing for your life) discharged your weapon.
The exact story that you should always tell the police.
This guy did exactly the right thing, then told exactly the right story.
This house is outside of Baltimore City. Statistical fact that the criminal population needs to learn - the farther you are away from the City line, the greater the chance that the homeowner will have a gun in the home.
With the exception of Baltimore City and the DC suburbs, Maryland is a pretty red state. And the home that was invaded is about a mile from a gun club.
Maryland is a “castle” state, so as long as the homeowner was inside of his home and felt threatened, he was well within his rights to defend himself. This isn’t England.
GRRRRREAT news! Justice is best carried out by the intended victim against the criminal whenever possible.
I love a happy ending.
Yep. And it might even have happened that way. Maybe.
“But it’s his story and he’s sticking to it.”
I am reminded of Robin Williams telling Tim Robins “you don't have to shove the thing through my back, bullets come out the end.”
But “advancing” is the perfect ‘escalation’ after you ‘warned him’.
Like I said, the guy told the perfect story. And in the same incident, no matter how it actually ‘went down’ I would tell the same story he did, and include the “advanced”. :)
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