Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects

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Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects

By Fox 9 Minnesota
Published January 31, 2017
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A Minnesota homeowner is facing manslaughter charges after he told police he shot at a group of men who had tried breaking into his home, and one of the suspects later died in the hospital.
(http://video.foxnews.com/v/5304523098001/senior-citizen-uses-cane-to-beat-bus-attacker)
David Allen Pettersen, 65, called police around 7 a.m. Saturday to report a possible burglary and shooting at his home in Fieldon Township, just south of Madelia. According to the charging documents, Pettersen told the dispatcher he fired his handgun at a gray car that was leaving his property after an attempted burglary.

A deputy responding to the call found the car 2 miles north of Pettersen's home, with three people inside. One of the passengers, 19-year-old Nicolas Thomas Embertson, had a gunshot wound and later died at Madelia Hospital.
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Another passenger, 18-year-old Kyle Thomas Nason, had a broken ankle. He told police that he, Embertson and a third man -- 18-year-old Cornelius Ayers -- were at Pettersen's home to "case" it for a future burglary.

Nason said his friends gave him a boost onto the second-level deck of the home, and that he injured his ankle when making the 10-foot jump back down. He told police he heard two loud bangs as Embertson drove away from the home. As they were headed down the driveway, Embertson said, "I think I've been hit," before losing consciousness. Nason continued driving the car until they were stopped by the deputy responding to Petterson's 911 call.

Pettersen told investigators he was in bed when he heard someone trying to open a door to the deck. He saw the person jump from the deck and crawl toward a car, at which point he grabbed a .45 caliber handgun and tried to shoot the tires of the car. Pettersen said he was about 10 feet from the car when he fired two or three shots.

Pettersen was arrested and booked into the Watonwan County Jail. Monday morning, he was charged with second-degree manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm.

"The law does say a self-defense law, but what we've gathered so far, we feel we have enough to charge him with second-degree manslaughter," Watonwan County Chief Deputy Jeremy Nachreiner told KEYC-TV (http://www.keyc.com/story/34379445/pettersen-makes-first-appearance-in-home-invasion-shooting) in Mankato.

[crimethink]

He sealed his fate by admitting he shot at fleeing "suspects."

The deceased is a White Nigger. Ayers is a literal Nigger.

Unfortunately, a charge of manslaughter is not an overcharge, despite the fact these thugs needed a lesson.

[midnight rambler]

Why one should always own a dog that enjoys biting niggers, and let the dog take care of the varmints.

Fun starts at 1:02 in this video, it's a Rhodesian Ridgeback and Ridgeback males don't need any 'protection training' to put the hurt on bad actors. If an intruder comes into your abode a Ridgeback doesn't bother with the barking phase, it goes straight to the "I will eat you now!" phase -


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVSOGOiyHkY

[Jerrylynnb]

Doesn't this make the rest of you guys furious? Don't you just know how this guy feels right now? All he's trying to do is live in peace and he's got who knows who trying to break into his place, so he fires at them when they run away - wouldn't anyone (without thinking it all the way through about suddenly NOT being in immediate danger anymore and all that bullshit).

You'd be shook up because you be shaking wondering who the hell it is and how much harm were they going to do to you - and all you were trying to do is get some rest in YOUR OWN BED! Damn!

I'd like to be on this guys jury - he'd get off scot free because I'd hammer away at my co-jurors until they saw the light - don't go messing with regular folks just trying to live in peace. You might get WHAT YOU DESERVE! This guy ought to go home free and get a sizeable award from the prosecutor's office for frivolous prosecution in the defense of attempted home invasion.

[midnight rambler]

Does this boy look like he'll fuck you up or what?

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[cheka.]

f-ing absurd. in tx he's a hero, not a criminal. the only knock is that he didn't shoot more of them.

[madfranks]

If you're going to shoot fleeing suspects, don't call the police after to tell them what you've done. Why did he call the cops? What did he expect them to do for him after he took care of it by himself? If he would have just put his gun away and gone back to bed, he wouldn't be going to jail.

[midnight rambler]

Best advice I ever got from a cop (friend): "Avoid all contact with the police."


If you're going to shoot fleeing suspects, don't call the police after to tell them what you've done. Why did he call the cops? What did he expect them to do for him after he took care of it by himself? If he would have just put his gun away and gone back to bed, he wouldn't be going to jail.

[cheka.]

this 'fleeing' thing is bullshit. they weren't fleeing, they were regrouping/re-arming for another attack - so i shot their asses. don't try to tell me they were fleeing. you don't know what they were thinking/doing. hell, you weren't even there. i was.

mind-bending that the criminals get to dictate when the fight begins and ends. FUCK THAT. you start the fight and invade my house, i decide when the fight ends. you retreat a few steps....and that strips my right of eliminating deadly threats?

do people in US really think like this? totally foreign for these parts

[Cebu_4_2]

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[woodman]

this 'fleeing' thing is bullshit. they weren't fleeing, they were regrouping/re-arming for another attack - so i shot their asses. don't try to tell me they were fleeing. you don't know what they were thinking/doing. hell, you weren't even there. i was.

mind-bending that the criminals get to dictate when the fight begins and ends. FUCK THAT. you start the fight and invade my house, i decide when the fight ends. you retreat a few steps....and that strips my right of eliminating deadly threats?

do people in US really think like this? totally foreign for these parts

He should have told them he heard what he thought were shots. Hell, he still can. It is then on the fleeing suspects to prove they were not attempting to kill him. They almost certainly had some kind of weapon if they were there with criminal intent as they stated they were.

[Cebu_4_2]

Heres another from Michigan:

Prosecutor: Roseville homeowner won't face charges in fatal shooting of intruder

By Dave Bartkowiak Jr. (http://www.clickondetroit.com/author/davebartkowiak)
Posted: 1:35 PM, February 01, 2017 Updated: 1:56 PM, February 01, 2017

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ROSEVILLE, Mich. - The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said a Roseville man who fatally shot an intruder Sunday (http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/homeowner-shoots-suspected-intruder-at-roseville-home) evening will not face charges.

A 29-year-old homeowner fatally shot a 35-year-old man who he found in his garage. The Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday they have declined to bring any charges against the homeowner.

From the Prosecutor's Office:
After due deliberation the Prosecutors Office has declined to bring forth any charges against the homeowner who fired the fatal shot in this incident. The homeowner who has been held since this incident occurred has been released from custody.

According to the homeowner's wife, her husband heard a commotion coming from the detached garage and went to check on it. The woman said that once outside, her husband was confronted by an intruder who claimed that he had a weapon. The homeowner pulled out his pistol and shot the man.

The man, who has been identified by police as Jeffery Michael Gary, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The home is at the corner of Chippendale and Marquette streets in Roseville.

[cheka.]

michigan got it right. wtf is wrong with minnesohta

[cheka.]

http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/news/20170131/pettersen-charged-with-second-degree-manslaughter

At the hospital, investigators spoke to Nason, he stated that they went to Pettersen's house to "case" it for a future burglary. They first checked all of the doors which were locked. Embertson and Ayers boosted Nason up onto the deck where he was confronted by Pettersen. Nason then jumped off the deck, a ten foot drop, in an attempt to fleeand upon landing, Nason injured his ankle. All three men made it back to the vehicle to leave the residence. Embertson was driving and Nason heard two loud bangs as they were leaving. Embertson was hit by one of the shots fired and lost consciousness and went off the driveway. Nason then jumped in the driver's seat and continued to drive out of the driveway.

Pettersen stated that he was in bed when he heard somebody attempting to open a door to his house. He looked out the window of his bedroom, which leads directly onto the deck, and saw somebody walk by. Pettersen opened the door and confronted Nason who then jumped off the deck. He saw Nason crawling away. Pettersen then went back to his bedroom and retrieved a .45 caliber handgun. He saw the vehicle drive in front of him. When the it was approximately 10 feet away Petterson attempted to shoot the front driver's side tire, he fired the .45 two or three times at the vehicle as it was driving past him.

The next day Pettersen was arrested and booked into the Watonwan County Jail on charges of manslaughter in the second degree and reckless discharge of a firearm.

[Ares]

http://www.redwoodfallsgazette.com/news/20170131/pettersen-charged-with-second-degree-manslaughter

At the hospital, investigators spoke to Nason, he stated that they went to Pettersen's house to "case" it for a future burglary. They first checked all of the doors which were locked. Embertson and Ayers boosted Nason up onto the deck where he was confronted by Pettersen. Nason then jumped off the deck, a ten foot drop, in an attempt to fleeand upon landing, Nason injured his ankle. All three men made it back to the vehicle to leave the residence. Embertson was driving and Nason heard two loud bangs as they were leaving. Embertson was hit by one of the shots fired and lost consciousness and went off the driveway. Nason then jumped in the driver's seat and continued to drive out of the driveway.

Pettersen stated that he was in bed when he heard somebody attempting to open a door to his house. He looked out the window of his bedroom, which leads directly onto the deck, and saw somebody walk by. Pettersen opened the door and confronted Nason who then jumped off the deck. He saw Nason crawling away. Pettersen then went back to his bedroom and retrieved a .45 caliber handgun. He saw the vehicle drive in front of him. When the it was approximately 10 feet away Petterson attempted to shoot the front driver's side tire, he fired the .45 two or three times at the vehicle as it was driving past him.

The next day Pettersen was arrested and booked into the Watonwan County Jail on charges of manslaughter in the second degree and reckless discharge of a firearm.

The difference is they were fleeing.... Even police would "probably" get charged for shooting a fleeing individual. At least the cop down here in South Carolina got charged for shooting the guy in the back.

[crimethink]

The difference is they were fleeing.... Even police would "probably" get charged for shooting a fleeing individual. At least the cop down here in South Carolina got charged for shooting the guy in the back.

Personally, I understand why he did what he did, and would prefer he not be charged with anything, but shooting at fleeing "suspects" has been criminalized for a very long time, before the current leftist degeneracy blossomed.

[Ares]

Personally, I understand why he did what he did, and would prefer he not be charged with anything, but shooting at fleeing "suspects" has been criminalized for a very long time, before the current leftist degeneracy blossomed.

Agreed, when I was younger our house was broken into. My dad and my brother came home to discover people carrying our stuff outside and trying to put it in their car. My dad had his gun and held them at gun point while my brother called the cops. Something happened and one of the guys tripped my dad and took off running, from what my brother said dad had the gun pointed right at the guys head as he was running away, but he didn't pull the trigger. Thankfully not as he most likely would of been charged with manslaughter like this guy did.

Regardless they reported the license plate and cops picked em up about 4 hours later.

[midnight rambler]

Personally, I understand why he did what he did, and would prefer he not be charged with anything, but shooting at fleeing "suspects" has been criminalized for a very long time, before the current leftist degeneracy blossomed.

In Texas, if a *reasonable person* concludes that a thief is making off with his or her property at night (that's the distinction) then they can shoot at them while they flee (whether they actually have the stolen goods in hand or not), including shooting the varmint in the back*. Arsonists can be shot day or night.

*I recall a couple of cases years ago, one guy awoke at night to noises in his carport where a thief was stealing the stereo out of his car, the varmint fled out the driveway and the good guy shot the varmint in the back with a shotgun killing him, and in the other case the repo guy latched onto someone's pickup truck with the past due note on it in the wee hours of the morning, the guy the truck belonged to stepped out onto his front porch and shot at the repo man with a .30-30 as he was driving off - the cops found the repo man dead in his truck in a ditch about a mile away. In both cases the grand jury no-billed the shooters. The former case was in Travis County and the latter case was in Harris County.

[Neuro]

The difference is they were fleeing.... Even police would "probably" get charged for shooting a fleeing individual. At least the cop down here in South Carolina got charged for shooting the guy in the back.

I think you can demand more from a professional, than a private person. He said he aimed for the tires of the car, he was under a lot of stress because of the situation and the car was moving, and he is 65 years old, that's why he missed the tires. No reason to doubt his intentions. He should get off free.