WWII Veteran, At 92, Still Has Good Aim For An Intruder.

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http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20120903/NEWS010703/309030021/Verona-man-92-shoots-robber-home?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

VERONA — Earl Jones had just turned off his new TV shortly after 2 a.m. Monday when he heard a bang in the basement.

The 92-year-old Boone County farmer walked eight paces to get his loaded .22 caliber rifle from behind the bedroom door. He unwrapped a beige cloth and returned to the living room, sitting in a chair with clear view – and shot – of the basement door, waiting with the gun across his lap.

Some 15 minutes later, when he heard footsteps moving closer up the stairs, he raised the rifle to his eye. The intruder kicked open the door. Jones fixed his aim on the center of the man’s chest and fired a single shot. The Boone County Sheriff later announced the death of the intruder, Lloyd (Adam) Maxwell, 24, of Richmond, Ky.

“These people aren’t worth any more to me than a groundhog,” Jones told the Enquirer. “They have our country in havoc. We got so many damned crooked people walking around today.”

Two men with Maxwell, Ryan Dalton, 22, and Donnie Inabnit, 20, both of Dry Ridge, were charged with second degree burglary and tampering with evidence. Police say they removed Maxwell’s body from Jones’ Violet Road home.

The Boone County Sheriff had no information Monday night on whether Jones would be charged, but he appeared clearly to act within Kentucky’s legal definition of justifiable force in the defense of his home and property.

An investigation is ongoing. Police haven’t said if the intruders were armed.

Kentucky, like at least two dozen states, has a “Castle doctrine” enshrined in its laws. That’s the right to defend one’s home with deadly force.

Kentucky law allows the use of physical force if someone believes it’s needed to prevent criminal trespass, robbery, or burglary in their house.

'I aimed right for his heart'

In Earl Jones’ mind, his actions are justified, as well. He said he was completely within his rights to defend his life and ranch home on the 500-acre farm he has worked since 1955.

“I was hoping another one would come up – I aimed right for his heart,” Jones, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941 through ’46, told the Enquirer Monday afternoon. “I didn’t go to war for nothing. I have the right to carry a gun. That’s what I told the police this morning.”

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More at links, including pictures.

Good Shootin Earl!!!!!! A "One-Shot Stop" with a .22

Likin' that .22 thingy......

[sledgemeister]

Well in all fairness it was a one shot, but not a stop. The bad guy fled and was found dead in a car with his buddies.
Thankfully it did dissuade him from further entry though.
Perhaps another 2 or three shots would have been appropriate, who's up for chipping in and buying the old codger a 10/22 instead of a B/A? 

[fightingquaker13]

http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20120903/NEWS010703/309030021/Verona-man-92-shoots-robber-home?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Good Shootin Earl!!!!!! A "One-Shot Stop" with a .22

Likin' that .22 thingy......

Careful, you'll attract Badger back.
FQ13 who is with Sledge on this one. A 10-22 with a 30 rounder is a lot like an M-1 carbine. He'd be right at home with it.

[twyacht]

FTA:
quote:

Police say they removed Maxwell’s body from Jones’ Violet Road home.

a "body" doesn't flee back to a car...

Either way, the BG was dealt with appropriately.

[sledgemeister]

FTA:
quote:

Police say they removed Maxwell’s body from Jones’ Violet Road home.

a "body" doesn't flee back to a car...

Either way, the BG was dealt with appropriately.

Looks like both wrong

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/world-war-ii-veteran-kills-home-intruder-cites-defense-article-1.1151926

After being shot, Maxwell fell backward down the stairs, where fellow intruders Ryan Dalton, 22, and Donnie Inabnit, 20, grabbed Maxwell's body and escaped in a Chevrolet Impala.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/world-war-ii-veteran-kills-home-intruder-cites-defense-article-1.1151926#ixzz25h7PaB3B

Gotta love this old guy

"These people aren't worth any more to me than a groundhog," Jones told the Kentucky Enquirer . "They have our country in havoc. We got so many damned crooked people walking around today."
Jones actions appear to fall within the state's definition of force for self-defense, according to the Kentucky Enquirer. Kentucky's Castle Doctrine permits deadly force in defense of one's home.
Jones harbors no remorse over the shooting. "It was simple. That man was going to take my life. He was hunting me. I was protecting myself," he said.

Jones grew up hunting squirrels and later received weapon training for the U.S. Air Force. "I didn't go to war for nothing," Jones said. "I have the right to carry a gun."

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[fightingquaker13]

What's the saying? "Never pick a fight with an old man. He'll just kill you"? .22 LR, keeping kids off our lawns since 1887.
FQ13