Burglar dies after AL homeowner catches him breaking into house, duct tapes mouth, ties him to tree

The London Daily Mail ^ | July 31, 2016 | The Associated Press and Staff

[2ndDivisionVet]

Authorities said a suspected burglar is dead after an Alabama homeowner tied him to a tree after catching the man breaking into his home.

Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer said 68-year-old Nathanial Johnson caught 31-year-old Cleveland Jones Gully breaking into the back door of his home, about 60 miles north of Mobile, on Friday just before midnight, AL.com reported.

Johnson, who told deputies his home had been robbed previously, had set up a trap that night in an effort to stop any more burglaries from taking place at his mobile home....

[plain talk]

Maybe he was a mouth breather and suffocated. Or maybe the duct tape went over his mouth AND nose. Anyway ... the guy won't be burglarizing any more.

[Jonty30]

Possibly even first degree, if he ends up being prosecuted by a first rate and aggressive prosecutor. How do you prove, in this situation that you didn’t intend to kill somebody? You planned it all.

[dp0622]

Wait, the victim was black too. No charges :)

Maybe the guy had a bad cold. Unlucky for him!

But how did he know he would be robbed that night, to set a trap and stay at the nieghbor’s? interesting

[Paladin2]

Sounds like the avg IQ in the neighborhood went up.

[Squantos]

Gorilla tape would be racist ?

[bigbob]

If you can’t be a good shot, at least you better be handy!

[Glad2bnuts]

Good....what else need be said?

[Salamander]

Bonus points for creativity.

[dfwgator]

Duct Tape - Is there anything it can’t do?

[Jack Hydrazine]

It wasn’t the duck’s fault!

[lee martell]

Nathaniel said “Enough is enough! No more Mr.Nice Guy!!”.

[dp0622]

LOL! dam duck tape!!! can’t trust it!!

[immadashell]

Wait, the victim was black too. No charges :)

Not news in U.S. media. Only the Brits would find anything unusual here.

[dp0622]

lol. Good for the old guy for fighting back.

Too bad about the lack of oxygen thing though!

[Texas Eagle]

The London Daily Mail? This made international news?

Great. I can barely wait to see what this turns into.

[bluejean]

Black on black. So confusing. Which life matters? We’ll never know because BLM won’t give a flying rip about this one.

[FredZarguna]

[GOPJ]

He didn’t intend for the criminal to die... just tied him up until the police could get there.

On the lighter side think of all the people who WILL NOT be damaged because this thug is dead...

[21twelve]

Unfortunate - for the homeowner. I imagine that he might be brought up on charges - or a civil suit.

As a 15-year old kid I had a paper route. The kid down the street (11?) would always follow me and bug me. One day I had enough and told him not to follow me, but it still did.

I took off my belt and wrapped it around his wrists and hung him to a tree branch with his toes touching. I got a few houses away and he promised not to ever follow me again.

Years later I hired him as a substitute! I’m sure glad he didn’t die. Of course I didn’t gag him, but still. Stuff can happen that one doesn’t think about. Especially at 15 years old.