Tuesday morning feel good stories
From Decatur, Alabama;
According to police, a 911 call came in around 11:00 Sunday night about a shooting at the Brookridge Apartment complex just off of Austinville Road. The caller, Cameron Matthews, stated that he had just shot someone.
When law enforcement arrived, they found 23-year-old Chaz Harris shot multiple times outside of an apartment building. He was already dead. They also took Matthews into custody.
Decatur police say the investigation is still ongoing and no charges are being filed.
From Delton, Wisconsin;
A homeowner in the town of Delton fired warning shots to scare off an intruder early Saturday morning, but then called police after thinking he might have shot the man.
The intruder wasn’t hit but was found by a neighbor and arrested by Sauk County deputies.
Richard Szarfinski, 41, Madison, was arrested for an outstanding felony warrant and could face other charges stemming from the incident that happened at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday on Fox Hill Court, the Sheriff’s Office said.
From Johnston County, North Carolina;
On March 17 around 2 a.m., authorities say 23-year-old Xavier Howard Jones of Four Oaks wrecked his car on Raleigh Road outside of Benson.
Five minutes later, Jones allegedly went to a home in the 11000 block of Raleigh Road and broke into a car in the driveway in an apparent attempt to steal the vehicle.
Jones was unsuccessful in taking the car and left on foot.
Around 3 a.m., Jones randomly broke into a home on Johnson’s Chapel Road near Raleigh Road. This address was the home of Erwin Police Chief Johnathon Johnson.
Once he was inside the home, Jones got out a knife and threatened Chief Johnson.
Chief Johnson got a gun and held Jones at gunpoint until Johnston County deputies arrived on the scene.
The suspect had reportedly taken the police chief’s badge, a pocket knife, watch and keys before he was confronted by Chief Johnson, who woke up during the home invasion.
From Rome, Minnesota;
According to Rome Police reports, the victim told police that she had just gotten home and heard noises coming from the rear of the residence.
When she went to check it out she saw a white male standing in her room.
He began to attack her.
At first, she used mace but the man wiped it from his eyes and turned to attack her again.
She got a pistol that was lying behind the TV and shot the man.
Police arrived to find the man, identified as 44-year old David Ray Hudgens, lying on the ground outside the house with a crowd of people around him.
The officer observed a small bullet hold in his back.
Hudgens is listed in critical condition at Floyd Medical Center.
Category: Feel Good Stories
…and above all, know your target. Do NOT invade the home of the local Chief of Po-Po.
And if you pick a target at random, AND FIND A BADGE, un-ass the area immediately, do NOT attempt to steal the badge then pull a pocket knife on the LEO, even if he is off duty.
Clicked on the link to WHNT 19 out of Decatur
Quite an interesting read
The most fascinating article was the one where the shooting victim went to get his car back from the Police impound lot 6 weeks later when he got out of the hospital
And found the body in the back seat that the police seemed to have missed!
Decatur seems to be a minority only and crime filled area
Note to self
Stay out of Decatur!
That’ll leave a stink. Wonder of the police department had to pay for new upholstery?
Decatur, Alabama
Seems there are a LOT of towns named Decatur
Notice the crowd was standing around staring at the perp making sure he stayed put but no-one was making any effort to stop him from bleeding out.
I saw this on the local news the other night. It was not as bad as crime-ridden town 20 years ago but times have changed and there is a lot of crime over there.