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Sith_Mauler  Posts: 1,851
Registered: 2002-12-21 13:40:03
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
A New Hampshire man who fired his handgun into the ground to scare an alleged burglar he caught crawling out of a neighbor's window is now facing a felony charge -- and the same potential prison sentence as the man he stopped.
Dennis Fleming, 61, of Farmington, was arrested for reckless conduct after the Saturday incident at his 19th century farmhouse. The single grandfather had returned home to find that his home had been burglarized and spotted Joseph Hebert, 27, climbing out of a window at a neighbor's home. Fleming said he yelled "Freeze!" before firing his gun into the ground, then held Hebert at gunpoint until police arrived.
"I didn't think I could handle this guy physically, so I fired into the ground," Fleming told FoxNews.com. "He stopped. He knew I was serious. I was angry … and I was worried that this guy was going to come after me."
No one was injured in the incident, but when the police arrived, they made two arrests. Hebert was charged with two counts of burglary and drug possession. He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. Fleming, meanwhile, is scheduled to be arraigned March 20 on a charge of reckless conduct, which could potentially land him a sentence similar to the one Hebert faces.
"I didn't know it was illegal [to fire into the ground], but I had to make that guy realize I was serious," Fleming said. "I've got a clean record. I really don't want to be convicted."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/21/new-hampshire-man-faces-felony-charge-after-firing-gun-into-ground-near-burglar/#ixzz1n7OqJBvP
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Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets
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Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
"Reckless conduct" gets you the same sentence as burglary and drug possession? lol New Hampshire if true
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regulator_cracka Title: They finally recognized greatness.
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
I predicted this!
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Reapist Title: Official ACF HIOFI Poster
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Registered: 2001-12-20 03:56:16
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
Only an idiot would think this guy will get a sentence handed down. They are only doing this to clear the issue up. Standard procedure in many cases. Once he is cleared it can never come back on him again. And, they will run it quickly thru the court system before the perp goes to court. Then the prosecutor has that info to strengthen his case showing the farmer did everything right as he went into court and was cleared. But I love how the media tries to play on this crap then stupid people read it and believe he is in trouble.
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Banelord_FF  Title: Cunstrukshen Werker
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Registered: 2002-1-3 14:33:41
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
Can the DA and arresting officer be charged with Reckless Stupidity?
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Fozzie_Bear Posts: 2,490
Registered: 2001-12-20 01:43:43
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
thats the way it goes.
you pull it out of the holster, you're better off shooting it into the head than the ground.
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jeune  Posts: 216
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
You do not have the right to use deadly force to protect your neighbors property... firing a gun over minor possessions that do not even belong to you is reckless and stupid. This could have easily escalated into someone dying over nothing.
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Reapist Title: Official ACF HIOFI Poster
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
If any of you kill someone in self defense you will be glad to be cleared by the court system.
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regulator_cracka Title: They finally recognized greatness.
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
jeune posted:
You do not have the right to use deadly force to protect your neighbors property... firing a gun over minor possessions that do not even belong to you is reckless and stupid. This could have easily escalated into someone dying over nothing.
This is ACF, you take your reasoning elsewhere, k.
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Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets
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New Hampshire man arrested for firing gun into ground while catching suspected robber. |
Banelord_FF posted:
Can the DA and arresting officer be charged with Reckless Stupidity?
You can't really blame the arresting officer. Blame the NH legislature.
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