Via Concealednation.org by Brandon Curtis
BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA — A Butler City homeowner, Jeremy Cox, confronted a man breaking into his home, holding him at gunpoint before ultimately shooting him. The intruder, identified as Nathan Harvey, entered the residence through a locked basement door around 5 p.m. Cox and his girlfriend, who were upstairs, heard the commotion and went to check.
Upon seeing Harvey halfway through the door, Cox armed himself while his girlfriend dialed 911. Harvey, who seemed to be under the influence with an almost empty vodka bottle in his possession, claimed he was evading police outside — a statement that turned out to be false.
Despite Cox’s attempts to defuse the situation by ordering Harvey to stay still, the situation escalated. “I fired a shot to the side of him to hopefully scare him,” Cox shared. But when Harvey advanced again, Cox shot him, grazing him. Harvey was later treated at Butler Hospital.
Harvey had an outstanding warrant from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and is now facing felony burglary charges. Meanwhile, Cox is grappling with the emotional aftermath of the event, with community opinions divided on his actions. Butler Police indicate Cox is not expected to be charged.
Read in its entirety at concealednation.org.
Community divided???? Do some people actually think it’s perfectly acceptable to break into someone else’s home?? Should the homeowner just let the criminal attack him ???? What the hell is wrong with people these days.??? I am armed and being a military veteran know how to use my weapons. I wouldn’t hesitate to defend myself and my family.
if one breaks into someone else’s home you’re in violation of the law and some ones rights. Defending property and family comes into play so expect the worst.
S/SGT, USMC.
Penn state is one of those that are being over run by Progressive Liberals, so really, they are asking for chaos and anarchy.
Where did the author get the idea the community is divided? Naturally there will always be a few idiots to whom the lawbreaker is the victim, the home defender the aggressor, but to make a credible statement that “the community is divided”, wouldn’t it require a survey that determines that a very significant percentage, say a third of the community is on the other side of the issue? What community actually has a third or even a quarter who will take the side of the intruder against the home defender? I’ve done no such survey, but I’ll just bet that very few communities would react against the home defender.
One has to wonder if the author has an agenda.