No charges to be filed against homeowner that shot thieves

According to KAKE 10 Wichita, no charges will be filed against the Sumner County homeowner that shot two men, who were reportedly burglarizing his house.

ORIGINAL STORY:

MILTON, Kan. (AP) – A south-central Kansas homeowner is facing charges in the shootings of two people suspected of breaking into his house.

The wounded suspects were taken to a Wichita hospital early Monday. The Wellington Daily News reports one was treated and taken into custody, while the other remained in intensive care. Sumner County Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Yoder says a 46-year-old man woke up in his Milton home around 3 a.m. Monday to find someone inside.

Yoder says the homeowner grabbed a rifle, chased the burglar outside and opened fire on a group of about four people. The homeowner was later arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery.

Kansas law allows the use of force against a burglary suspect inside a home or workplace. In this case, deputies said the suspects were already outside.
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Information from: The Wellington (Kan.) Daily News,
https://www.wellingtondailynews.com