Posted on 03/02/2017 10:38:25 PM PST by nickcarraway
An East Georgia town mourns the loss of a local teen over the weekend who was shot after a girl sneaked him into her house and her dad mistook him for an intruder.
A burglary call brought police to a home in the overnight hours Saturday, but before officers arrived, the teen was dead.
It turns out the victim, 17-year-old Jordan Middleton, was a friend of the homeowners daughter.
The homeowner, Derrick Fulton, told police he heard noises downstairs, so he got his handgun from a dresser.
When he got downstairs, the familys dog led him to the guest bedroom. Fulton told deputies he called out that he was armed and the intruder needed to identify themselves. When Middleton didnt say anything, the dog kept barking and acting aggressive toward the bedroom.
Once again, Fulton yelled a warning.
As he entered the bedroom, Middleton ran out of the closet and Fulton shot him in the chest.
Deputies found the young boy lifeless in the foyer.
Hey Dragnet.
I was not making an argument against you.
BTW. In Norway if a 17 year old would have sex with a 14 year old he would be guilty of statutory rape. Had she been 13 it would have been pedophilia, I believe.
Anyhow, I guess I was thinking of even less speculation.
Hopefully the courts can sort it out.
I guess it was the “not responding to warnings about an armed house defender, then come bursting out of a closet”, does sound a bit odd to me.
But, then again I am speculating too.
Bad situation all around.
Take care mate and have a great weekend,
Euro.
If they were “sneaking” then they both knew it was wrong.
Another item is the report said the dog led him to the “Guest” room. It didn’t say the daughters room.
This alone I would think set off big alarms in dads head, especially when he got no response after warnings directed at the room after set his dog tipped him off to an intruder.
I disagree. There are hours that visitors aren’t expected. The boy could have been shot then. As a visitor, the boy had the responsibility of calling out to the father.
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