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Oops, Wrong House, Oregon Version: Police have arrested a man after a
woman was sexually assaulted in her own home in Forest Grove, just
west of the Portland suburb of Hillsboro… KATU's investigation has
uncovered that Elliott is a 53-year-old transient. The woman was 23
years old, and was asleep in her home at the time. We're told that the
woman grabbed a 22-caliber rifle, fired it in Elliott's general
direction, and he ran off. Police arrested him not long after the
incident in his van on Forest Grove's Fir Road. Police tell KATU that
Elliott did not break in, as other media has reported. Police said the
house was unlocked and the suspect let himself in. A burglary charge
still applies, since he was not supposed to be there. Police said this
is important to note so people in Forest Grove "aren't thinking some
crazy guy is breaking into houses and trying to rape women." Police
also told KATU that Elliot knew the victim's friends, and had gone out
with them earlier that night. (All's well that ends well but, despite
the believe in places and times where on can leave doors unlocked,
it's not a safe practice.)
http://www.katu.com/news/64650067.html
http://www.examiner.com/x-18149-SelfDefense-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Armed-woman-fends-off-a-home-invading-rapist
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Oops, Wrong House, Texas Version: It took one shot for an East Texas
senior to put an end to a would-be robber's crime spree. The story
began around 2am Monday morning at Southside Bank in Hawkins. The
branch is located inside Brookshire's, right off Highway 14. That is
where police say 19-year-old David McWhorter was spotted, first. We
spoke to the homeowner whose one shot landed the alleged burglar in
the ER. "Just...put the gun up to the window, and he was standing
there and I pulled the trigger," said the 78-year-old homeowner. One
shot through the window was all it took. Our homeowner didn't mind an
on camera interview, but asked his name not be released. He suffers
from a hip injury and was sitting in his chair when the suspect broke
into his screened porch. He says it is not the first time he has been
broken into. Every window is now nailed shut and a baggie full of ammo
for his 4-10 single-shot shotgun is always nearby… (All's well that
ends well but maybe his neighbors will chip in to buy him something
better for home-defense than a single-shot .410 [sic] shotgun.)
http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11341726
Related Commentary: Several other recent accounts of armed
self-defense by elderly victims are linked.
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Jason Baird
214-495-9858
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