The sheriff asked the owner to stay away during this part of the action.
The tenant, or the sheriff, as a final act, locked the door!
We had, at that time, regular police patrols on bicycles in this area.
Short of having the cops come over and watch as the owner opened his door I suppose he could have had an armed guard there prepared to shoot anyone who looked out of sorts.
The deal in Texas would still be a problem no matter how things were handled. Notice that the 911 folks told him to stay in his house and leave these guys alone, that the cops were on the way.
I can just see that old coot trying to have a shoot out with a hired armed guard too, if it'd come to that. Guy has lost leave of his senses.
Even in Texas I think his interference in police business ("officers are on the way") is going to lose him his only defense.
I’m not talking about an armed guard, lol. Just having a cop on the property while you guys “broke in”.
In regards to the man who shot the thugs, you may be correct, maybe not. We are after all “assuming” since we do not have all the facts. I would love to be on this jury.
Yeah, "officer are on the way" is like "the check is in the mail". It may be, but it also may not get to you before your own balance goes negative.
But he didn't interfere with anything, except the burglars. The police weren't there to be interfered with.