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Would-be burglar shot, authorities say
The News & Observer (North Carolina) ^ | 9/14/06 | n/a

Posted on 09/14/2006 10:56:54 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim

SMITHFIELD - Authorities in Johnston County say they caught a would-be burglar after his intended victim fired a pistol at a car speeding away from the victim's house early this morning.

Randall Holmes, who lives on Buffalo Road north of Selma, was awakened about 2 a.m. by noises and looked out a window to see a man trying to break into his house through a door, according to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office.

Holmes grabbed his pistol, stepped outside and fired four shots at what he figured was the getaway car.

A short time later, Derrick Barnes, 19, arrived at the emergency room at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield with a gunshot wound in his upper arm, according to Smithfield police.

Barnes, who lives on North Fifth Street in Smithfield, told police that he and his girlfriend were walking in town when three men yelled at them and then fired three shots, hitting him in the right bicep, police said.

Smithfield police decided Barnes’ story didn’t add up and then discovered that his car was similar to the one Holmes described leaving his house.

The sheriff’s department charged Barnes with attempted first-degree burglary.A grand jury will decide whether Holmes should be charged as well.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; US: North Carolina
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1 posted on 09/14/2006 10:56:55 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim
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To: kiriath_jearim

Dude is a dead-eye pistol shooter at a moving target. He shouldn't be indicted, but should be given a "great shot" award from the coppers there!


2 posted on 09/14/2006 11:13:22 AM PDT by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: kiriath_jearim
Holmes grabbed his pistol, stepped outside and fired four shots at what he figured was the getaway car.

We've had some garage break-ins in my neighborhood, and the other day I slowed down to take a look at some suspicious activity a few doors down from my house. I guess it's a better idea just to keep driving.

3 posted on 09/14/2006 11:53:55 AM PDT by M. Dodge Thomas (More of the same, only with more zeros at the end.)
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