GA:Successful Disarm by Homeowner

Gun Watch ^ | 13 November, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Jabari Sadler demonstrates the disarm.  You can see the bullet hole in the door.


In a home invasion in Atlanta, a father protected his wife and children with a successful disarm of one of the invaders.

Multiple people were on separate floors of the three level home when the four invaders broke the door down.  It appears that only one home invader had a gun.  He was left guarding the family on a lower floor while the three other invaders rushed upstairs and gathered TVs, phones, and other valuables.

The grandmother was hiding under a bed on the third floor with an infant, on a cell phone to 911.   As the invader with the gun started to pull down the wife's clothing, the father and husband decided to act.   From wsbtv.com:

Jarabi Sadler said he was waiting for the right moment to attack the intruders.
“While they were doing all that shuffling, I realized he wasn’t holding the gun firmly. He wasn’t holding it strong. So I was waiting for a time when I could attack,” Jarabi Sadler said.

Jabari and Suze Sadler describe the home invasion.

He noted that the armed invader was not holding the handgun securely, waited for the right chance, and made his disarm attempt.   As he and the invader struggle over the gun, it was pointed at the invaders leg, and fired.

It is hard to hold a gun properly and keep your attention focused on hostages while you are trying to disrobe a woman.  

The bullet went through the invader's leg and the bathroom door beyond.  The husband continued to control the gun hand while punching and kneeing the invader.    At one point, the invader said "Ok, I'll go, I'll go, just give me my gun!"    The make, model, or caliber of the gun was not mentioned.

The invader was lucky that the husband and father,  Jarabi Sadler, didn't just shoot him a few more times once he had control of the firearm.   With three more invaders in the house, and an ongoing struggle, he certainly would have been justified.  He did not give the invader the gun, and the wounded man was able to make a temporary escape.

Jarabi did a lot of things right.   He kept his cool, assessed the situation, and took decisive action.   It appears that the family did not have any weapons available, other than hands and feet.  

The suspect who was shot was taken into custody.   The police are still looking or the other three invaders.

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[marktwain]

I see more victims disarming criminals than the other way around.

"Victims" have more to lose.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Mr. Sadler should’ve turned the invaders into Swiss cheese.

[TalBlack]

“Ok, I’ll go, I’ll go, just give me my gun!”

Boy, that’s right up there with ‘Don’t tase me bro’.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Jabari needs his own gun, can’t count on luck every time.

[grobdriver]

I see more victims disarming criminals than the other way around.

No, no, no!
Don't you know you're 20 times more likely to have your gun taken away and used against you?

Just ask any liberal!

[arthurus]

Actually, that’s what happened. The guy with the gun had it taken away(well almost) from and used against him. Actually I suspect the bad guy’s finger was the on on the trigger when it went bang.

[jsanders2001]

Watch the WH politicize this incident saying, “see there, you don’t need guns. You can just disarm them like this guy did” while completely overlooking the fact that if they did take our guns, criminals aren’t law abiding and will always get them even if they are “outlawed”.

[Usagi_yo]

See? You don’t need a home gun or CCW or open carry. This proves it. You just have to wait until the perps are jelly knee’s in the process of raping your wife or child, then disarm them.

[House Atreides]

Props to the Dad. But he really does need a home defense gun; he lucked out this time.

[R. Scott]

When your door comes crashing in you don’t have time to get your firearm unless you’re wearing it.

[BitWielder1]

Sadler looks like a big strong guy, your average Joe or a woman are much less likely to pull it off.
Better to have your own weapon than taking the risk of a struggle.

[Pollster1]

As the invader with the gun started to pull down the wife's clothing, the father and husband decided to act.

There's a lesson there somewhere. "Don't mix business with pleasure", or "one thing at a time", or both. If you're robbing a family, rob them and pay attention. If your going to rape a woman, don't do it in front of her NFL-sized husband and when the rest of your people are not there. I don't think criminals learn lessons - that's why they are criminals.

[marktwain]

How about the golden rule?

Do not do the others what you would not want done to yourself.

[moovova]

If the other three invaders were upstairs, how did they get back down and past the now-armed dad without picking up some ventilation holes?

[marktwain]

It is a good question. We do not know the details. It is possible that the struggle happened in the basement and the exit was on the first floor.

[marktwain]

It is a good question. We do not know the details. It is possible that the struggle was away from the stairwell, and the perps fled before the dad got there; maybe the dad did not know how to make the gun work; we just do not know.

Maybe, if they were fleeing, the dad did not think it was worth the risk to stop them.

[moovova]

I could also see the dad allowing the perps to slide out without his interference. He probably just wanted them out of his home.

Either way, dad did a good job and protected his family.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’m going to take a wild guess that the family now has a gun of some kind. A home invasion really makes you reflect.