Grandfather Gets Arrested for Holding Burglar at Gunpoint

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:57 pm

Grandfather Gets Arrested for Holding Burglar at Gunpoint While Waiting for Police to Arrive

A New Hampshire grandfather has been arrested and is facing a possible prison sentence for firing a shot into the ground and holding a burglar at gunpoint until the cops could arrive. Dennis Fleming, 61, came home on Saturday night to discover that his home had been robbed. He saw the burglar, Joseph Hebert, 27, climbing out of his neighbor’s window. Mr. Fleming yelled, “Freeze!” and fired a shot into the ground before holding the crook at gunpoint.

When the police arrived, they arrested Hebert, but instead of a big old “thank you” and a slap on the back for Fleming, he got arrested too, on a charge of reckless conduct.
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/133341/grandfather_gets_arrested_for_holding

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:01 pm

charges against him have been dropped if i remember correctly
http://www.wmur.com/news/30524687/detail.html

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:47 am

Yup this was on the Other forum last week.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:33 am

Never fire a warning shot, if he had just shot the criminal, this wouldn't have been a story.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:10 pm

I never thought that a warning shot was a good idea.

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:11 pm

SR9 wrote:

I never thought that a warning shot was a good idea.

+1 - The last thing the assailant should hear is the safety click "off"

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:14 pm

Quote:

+1 - The last thing the assailant should hear is the safety click "off"

I'll be honest, I don't see the need for a safety God forbidding someone's in my home.

However, the last thing they'll hear from me is the first, and final warning.

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:27 pm

nvisn wrote:

SR9 wrote:

I never thought that a warning shot was a good idea.

+1 - The last thing the assailant should hear is the safety click "off"

Glock

the only click is the trigger

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:13 pm

JohnFH wrote:

nvisn wrote:

SR9 wrote:

I never thought that a warning shot was a good idea.

+1 - The last thing the assailant should hear is the safety click "off"

Glock

the only click is the trigger

Followed by the bang.

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:11 pm

SR9 wrote:

JohnFH wrote:

nvisn wrote:

SR9 wrote:

I never thought that a warning shot was a good idea.

+1 - The last thing the assailant should hear is the safety click "off"

Glock

the only click is the trigger

Followed by the bang.

If they hear the bang your bullet is traveling too slow.

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:40 pm

True, good point

Expert II Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 535 Location: Berlin

Does NH have any kind of castle law?

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:46 am

GixerJockey wrote:

Does NH have any kind of castle law?

That wouldnt come into play here anyway. Look, I'm glad the guy isnt going to jail, but I happened to be vacationing up there when this happened, and there were a few more details to this story in the local news then most of the progun people are mentioning.

Basically, old guy comes home, notices stranger with a backpack on street, walking away from his house. Goes inside, sees he's been robbed, and figures out 2+2=stranger with backpack. Grabs his .38 and gets in his truck and starts driving around looking for backpack dude. Drives around the neighborhood for awhile, eventually sees backpack dude coming out the window of someone else's house. Grandpa yells FREEZE and pops off a round for good luck.

There is just so much fail in this story. I'm glad old dude isnt going to jail, but he did need a slap upside the head for being a dumbass.

Expert V Joined: Apr 22, 2008 Posts: 725

With the updated info presented, Thanks Mopar, sometimes ya just gotta call the the cops Rolling Eyes

Expert II Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 535 Location: Berlin

That certainly clears things up. Pretty sure he was past the point of "immediate danger.