Texas City, Sept. 23, 2007: An off-duty* Marine, Leslie Nolan Jr., observed two "alleged" burglars breaking into a neighbor's house late at night. He armed himself with a pistol and apprehended one of the "suspects."
Police arrested the other "suspect" a short time later.
The print version of the newspapers has photos of these guys. They look exactly like what a movie director would get if he sent to casting for a pair of goofballs.
Take-home quotation:
Legal aspects:The man bolted toward the open gate, but the tenant kept a piece of plywood on the ground to prevent her dog from escaping.
Nolan said he caught the intruder when he tripped over the plywood and fell to the ground. He said he fought the man with one arm, while keeping his pistol clear from the melee.
“I had him in a headlock and pulled him to the ground,� Nolan said. “He dug his fingernail into me. I took the gun and whopped him on the top of his head ... He went a little limp.�
Nolan gave the intruder one final warning.
“The next one,I explained, would blow his head off,� Nolan said. “I didn’t want to shoot him, but I turned him over on his back, and let him see it.�
- prevention of burglary
- prevention of theft or criminal mischief in the night time
- protection of the property of a third party
- arrest by a non-LEO citizen
- Jim
