Father Beats Naked Peeping Tom, Faces Charges For Battery

Political Realities ^ | 09/19/13 | LD Jackson

[LD Jackson]

I want to give every parent a hypothetical scenario to think about. Just imagine how you would feel if you discovered a peeping tom outside your children's window. Now imagine how you would feel if you discovered the peeping tom was naked. Think about that for a moment. What would you be likely to do to the pervert who was ogling your children and wearing no clothes? You can answer that question in the comments, but suffice it to say, my reaction would not be pleasant to any individual I caught in such a compromising situation.

Such is the case of Emilio Chavez III of Albuquerque. He caught one Dylan Maho outside his daughter's window and he was naked. That's right, he was hiding in the bushes outside the girls' window and he was as naked as the day he was born. Here's what happened next.

The Blaze - The incident occurred Thursday around 2:30 a.m. when family members heard something outside of the 13 and 15-year-old girls’ window.

“The bushes were shaking. Then she heard groaning and moaning,” the teenagers’ mother Katrina Chavez told KRQE. “My oldest son went out, said ‘What are you doing?’ and then discovered he was naked.”

A 911 call was made, but when police arrived they found that the girls’ father, brother and a friend had apparently chased Maho down the street. When police found Maho, he had been beaten.

So far, this story isn't surprising. Any father I know would have done the same thing and they would have had to outrun the mother to beat her to the punch. Thus far, it's been fairly predictable. Outraged father defends daughters' honor, etc. Now, for the not so good part. The reaction of the police left much to be desired, in my honest opinion. It seems they didn't take kindly to Emilio Chavez's reaction to the naked peeping tom. He has been charged with aggravated battery.

“We have a lot of concerns when victims provoke any kinds of attacks or pursue their attackers even if it’s with good reason, for instance in this situation where you have your children being victimized,” Albuquerque Police Department Officer Tasia Martinez told KRQE.

Once in better condition, police are expected to charge Maho with voyeurism, which is a fourth degree felony when committed against victims who are minors.

Chavez’s aggravated battery charge though could be a third degree felony if “great bodily harm” was inflicted.

Go figure that out. If the charges stand as described, Emilio Chavez could easily spend more time in prison than the man who was hiding naked in the bushes outside his daughter's window. If that isn't a travesty of justice, it will do nicely until a better example comes along.

Does a father not have the right to defend and protect his family? Was he supposed to wait until the police arrived, just letting Dylan Maho kill time by rustling the bushes outside his daughter's window? I think not. Not only does he have the right, he has an obligation to do just that.

Maybe such a severe beating should not have been administered, but the peeping tom shouldered that responsibility when he made the decision to take off his clothes and try to get a glimpse of two girls through their bedroom window. How the District Attorney can justify going through with the charges against Chavez is beyond my comprehension. If he does, maybe the good citizens of Albuquerque could muster up a recall election, similar to the one just held in Colorado.

[redlegplanner]

A small refinement on your excellent idea - let the dog himself remove the body part.

[KittenClaws]

Hate to say, but during the chasing, there could have been premeditation of the violence.

Now if they beat the heck out of him in the bushes, that’s more understandable.

Kinda like you don’t shoot a robber in the back from 100 yards.

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Beating a pervert in the bushes outside of your daughters window is ok, but chasing the pervert down is not?

I'd chase the ( expletive deleted) down as well and put a big hurt on him KNOWING there are people like you who thinks running away means escaping righteous consequence.

I'd go to jail, but that's the last time that (expletive deleted) would ever be able to look in a window again.

[GeronL]

I think we have medals for that in Texas

[Lancey Howard]

I’m trying to figure out how the father got caught. I would beat the guy unconscious, break his knees, and then get out of there. Anyway, now that the father has been charged, I certainly hope he and the others remember how the pervert yelled, “I’m getting a gun and coming back to kill you all!”, before he took off running.

[dalereed]

“Kinda like you don’t shoot a robber in the back from 100 yards.”

Speak for yourself, I sure would kill him!!!

[Smokin' Joe]

This case was made for jury nullification. Her dad did what? NOT GUILTY!!

[carlo3b]

Hold on my FRiend, I wouldn’t fault the dad if he chased the prep into his own house and beat the crap out of him there.. If he has his clothes to prove he had the right guy..

I will donate to his defense, and/or the recall if he is charged..

[GreyHoundSailor]

You’re right - that’s why mine’s sighted in for 500 yards. I want the SOB to die tired.

[logic101.net]

Even in Sweden this would have not been acceptable; there it is only ok to masterbate in public if you keep your eyes moving. If you keep staring at one or two people while stroking yourself you might make someone uncomfortable....

[SandwicheGuy]

Kinda like you don’t shoot a robber in the back from 100 yards.

Why would that be? Obviously he did the crime, getting shot from one yard on one hundred yards doesn't sound germane. What is all this fuss about propinquity? Sounds like lawyer talk to me, not common sense.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Isn’t this an Old story? I thought I read a couple weeks ago that they had decided not to charge the guy for beating up the peeping tom.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Ah, he HAD been released, but now has been charged.

[S.O.S121.500]

Kinda like you don’t shoot a robber in the back from 100 yards.

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Speak for yourself.....

[21twelve]

“Kinda like you don’t shoot a robber in the back from 100 yards”

I would not shoot someone in such a case, but in Washington State it is sometimes okay (okay, it was 100+ feet, not yards).

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2012/aug/13/walla-walla-prosecutor-will-not-file-charges/

Excerpt:

A six-person coroner’s inquest jury ruled Friday that Saul committed a justifiable homicide. The ruling by a majority of jurors came after two days of testimony from law enforcement officers and a forensic pathologist.

According to a Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office investigation conducted by Detective Sgt. Gary Bolster, Chavira broke into the New York Store at roughly 2:30 a.m. on May 4. According to testimony from Walla Walla police officers, Saul stated Chavira threatened him during the burglary.

Bolster’s investigation showed that Saul fired his 12-gauge shotgun five times at a distance between 120 and 155 feet, striking Chavira in the back with nearly 50 pellets of No. 4 buckshot. Chavira was in the street outside the store when Saul fired the shots.

In a letter stating his decision not to prosecute, Nagle stated the Washington State Legislature and Supreme Court have “made it clear that” a person should not be charged with murder or manslaughter “when they are defending themselves, their property, or against a felony, unless the prosecution has sufficient evidence to prove the absence of any of the defenses to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Nagle also pointed out the slayer does not have to prove the homicide was justifiable. According to Nagle, the jury must be convinced “beyond any reasonable doubt that a person was not defending themselves, their property or against a felony.”

[S.O.S121.500]

Another reason to eschew Washington...

[21twelve]

You need to read it again. The victim of the burglary was NOT charged with any crime. In Washington it is legal to use deadly force to prevent a felony. Including preventing the person from running away with your stuff.

[S.O.S121.500]

But can you scuttle them if you don’t like the cut of their jib?

[Pollster1]

“Well, the truth is he had something in his hand, and I thought it was a weapon”.

[outofsalt]

If you are beating off outside my kids window, expect a beat down. If I’m on the jury, he walks.