Burglar Sues Homeowner For Shooting Him, And He Might Win

By Brandon

PORTLAND, INDIANA — A burglar who broke into a homeowner’s garage, after already pleading guilty to burglary, is now suing the homeowner for shooting him during the burglary attempt.

And he could win, because the homeowner shot at him while he fled.

Authorities said David A. Bailey, now 31, of Albany, Ind., broke into the garage of David McLaughlin of Dunkirk, Ind., on April 21, 2014.

McLaughlin, now 33, fired gunshots at the intruder he saw fleeing his property. One of the bullets hit Bailey in the left arm as he ran down an alley.

McLaughlin was charged with, and found guilty, of criminal recklessness. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and four months of home detention.

Meanwhile, Bailey plead guilty to burglary and was sentenced to electronic home detention for three years.

Here is where things get more interesting.

While Bailey pleaded guilty to a related burglary charge last year, in the lawsuit he contends that he “had not entered (McLaughlin’s Dunkirk) garage,” about 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis, and “never entered the defendant’s garage for the purpose of stealing property.”

Bailey was in an alley behind McLaughlin’s home in this city of almost 2,500 residents when the homeowner “exited his residence and …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation