Hebron homeowner shoots at, collars burglar
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says a man is behind bars the worse for wear after he tried to burglarize a home and was shot at and collared by the homeowner.
David Whitford, 29, of Hebron, is in the Boone County Detention Center, charged with second-degree burglary and nursing head and facial injuries, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
The release said deputies were dispatched to the 9200 block of River Road in Hebron about 2 p.m. today for a reported burglary in progress with shots fired.
Deputies arrive to find homeowner subduing suspect
Deputies arrived on scene to find the homeowner subduing Whitford.
After an investigation, the release said, deputies determined that Whitford was attempting to force entry into a home on River Road when he was confronted by the homeowner, who was armed with a handgun.
“As Whitford fled the area on foot towards the riverbank the homeowner fired several warning shots. The homeowner searched for Whitford and located him on his property, bedded down in a wooded area,” the release said.
“The homeowner then fired several more warning shots in close proximity to Whitford, grabbed him and a physical struggle ensued between the two.”
Whitford’s injuries were treated St. Elizabeth Florence Hospital before he was jailed.
The homeowner refused medical treatment.
Armed home invasion in Severn; homeowner fires shot at Columbia burglar
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – The past few days have seen a spate of very violent crimes in Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County and Howard County, according to police reports.
They include armed home invasions in Severn and Laurel, a homeowner who fired a shot at a burglar in Columbia, shots fired at a vehicle in Windsor Mill, a serious stabbing in Woodlawn, and a vehicle shot at near I-95 in Elkridge.
Anne Arundel County police arrested 18-year-old Dashaun Darrell Henson in an armed home invasion in Severn.
Officers responded to Meade Village Road at about 7:50 p.m. April 28. The suspect, who was known to the victims, entered the home, went to the victim’s upstairs bedroom and pointed a gun at a female resident, then physically assaulted her and demanded her purse.
A male resident chased the suspect; the suspect then pointed a gun at the male victim and kept fleeing. No injuries were reported.
Howard County police arrested a Silver Spring man, 28-year-old Jeremiah Jordan McLeod, in an armed home invasion on Canterbury Riding in Laurel at 12:35 a.m. April 24.
Howard County police said McLeod allegedly entered someone’s bedroom and displayed a gun. The victim and other residents were able to disarm him. The suspect was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. The gun was determined to be a BB gun.
TABOR CITY HOMEOWNER NOT CHARGED AFTER INTRUDER SHOT AND KILLED
ABOR CITY, NC (WWAY) — The Columbus County District Attorney’s Office has determined that a homeowner was justified when he shot and killed a man in his home.
Cameron Green was shot and killed in a home on Miller Road on April 21.
“After consultation with our law enforcement partners with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and a review of all available evidence, including witness statements, photographs, and video surveillance footage of the home and local businesses, it has been determined that Carlton Fidler was legally justified in using deadly force under the “defense of habitation” doctrine,” the news release from District Attorney Jon David stated.
Just after 2:00 pm on April 21, Carlton Fidler arrived at his home off of Miller Road in Tabor City.
As Fidler pulled into his front yard, he pulled his phone out to disable the camera system and saw a notification that the cameras had recorded a new event.
Fidler watched the recording and saw two men enter his home through a back window. Fidler proceeded to drive around his home and park, as he normally does. Fidler got out of his vehicle and saw an air conditioning unit had been removed from his home, leaving his window open.
Fidler was standing at the window and saw the two males he had seen on his security cameras in his home.
Fidler, who had a legally owned firearm on him, removed the firearm from its holster and ordered the two men in the home to raise their hands.
Fidler stated that the individuals began to move around and toward him in an aggressive manner. Fidler discharged his firearm into his home, through the open window two times.
One of the bullets struck and killed Cameron Green. The other male in the home ran off as Fidler discharged his firearm an additional three times.