Two armed homeowners in Missouri were able to disarm and detain a would-be burglar until cops arrived, police said.
On Wednesday morning, two homeowners returned to their house to find a man barricaded in a room.
McDonald County Sheriff Robert Evenson explained, “The burglar fired a shot at the homeowners from a handgun. The homeowners, who were both armed with handguns, returned fire, striking the burglar with a gun shot in each thigh. The homeowners were able to then disarm the burglar and hold him until deputies arrived.”
Deputies with the McDonald County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the crime scene around 9:30 a.m.
James F. Garrett, a 62-year-old from Seneca, was named as the burglary suspect. Garrett was immediately rushed to a hospital in Joplin.
Detectives reportedly recommended that the McDonald County prosecutor charge Seneca with burglary, first-degree assault, and armed criminal action.
Detectives are not expecting any charges to be filed against the homeowners for shooting the alleged home intruder.
Sheriff Evenson stated, “We are also grateful that the homeowners were not injured in this incident.”
This is the latest example of a “good guy with a gun” thwarting a home invasion.
Earlier this month, an armed Texas man shot two men attempting to rob him at an ATM, police said. Both of the suspected robbers were shot and killed.
Last month, a would-be robber broke into a Wisconsin home. However, the armed homeowner held the intruder at gunpoint until police arrived. The burglar reportedly offered the homeowner $300 to not call the police.
Also in June, a Florida man returned from an extended trip to New Zealand to discover a man squatting in his house. The armed homeowner told police, “I said, ‘I don’t want the guy to go to jail. He reminds me of my son, in a way. Tall, skinny, too smart for his own good, and dumb as a bag of rocks at the same time.'”
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