ANDERSON, SC (FOX Carolina) - Anderson County
deputies said they are investigating after a mother of three said she
had to use her gun to keep a stranger from entering her home Thursday
morning.
It happened around 6 a.m. on Norfolk Circle.
The
homeowner, Ashley Jones, said she heard someone
banging on her door. She
looked out the window and didn't
see anyone, so she asked who was
there. No one answered her,
but she heard people speaking in front of
the house. Next, Jones said she called 911 and grabbed her gun.
As she walked downstairs with the gun, she said she saw a strange man in a red shirt knocking on her window by the front door.
“I yelled, 'I have a gun, I will shoot you, get away from my house,'” Jones said.
She
said the man and a second person then went to the back of the house and
tried to enter through the back door. Then, they went to the garage
before coming back to the front door.
That's when Jones said the
man kicked in the front door, and she pulled the trigger. She said the
bullet hit the man, and he ran off.
“Something just came over me,
and I got calm. My heart slowed down and I got focused. I told myself if
he comes in here, you can’t let him get past your doorstep. You have
three young children to protect," Jones said.
Jones said she didn't hesitate, and if the man would've continued into the home, she would have fired again.
“I would’ve killed him if I had to.”
Jones
said she was initially hesitant to be a gun owner and hoped she never
had to use it. She took steps to train with the firearm and taught her
children to avoid it. But after the events that unfolded Thursday
morning, Jones said she is glad to be a gun owner.
"If I didn't have a weapon, I wouldn’t have been able to fight him off," Jones said.
Sheriff Chad McBride said there is no known connection
between the suspect and the homeowner and praised Jones for protecting
her family and her home.
Here's Our Hero Mom! You Go Girl!

McBride tells FOX Carolina they got the call around 6 a.m. Thursday and were trying to figure out what exactly happened.
He
says Jones was prepared and did what she should have done. He also
emphasizes that anyone who has access to firearms should have proper
training as part of being a responsible gun owner.
McBride also
says defending your home against intruders is hard if you try and shoot
culprits in the leg or arm; he says you need to do what you have to do,
and with several laws governing self-defense, homeowners who are armed
have the right to defend themselves or others on their property.
McBride
also said the primary suspect is in stable condition and his wounds are
not life-threatening. He also said both people seen in the surveillance
video are facing charges.
On Friday, the sheriff's office named
Cecil Charles Parnell, 42, as the male suspect in the case. Deputies
said Parnell was charged with burglary first degree and booked in the
Anderson County Detention Center.
Here's the Dirtbag! Real Dog Stool!

No comments:
Post a Comment