Ohio Man Charged With Manslaughter For Shooting Burglar

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Ohio Man Charged With Manslaughter For Shooting Burglar

Posted By Casey Harper On 6:12 PM 08/18/2015 In | No Comments

 

Shooting a burglar can land you with voluntary manslaughter charges.

David Hillis, 21, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting a home invader earlier this month, The Plain Dealer reports. Two men, Marcus Glover, 25 and Terry Tart, 37, broke into the home in Akron around 2 p.m.

Hillis was in his home with two other people when two burglars broke in. The burglars held him at gunpoint but Hillis pulled out his own gun and the criminals fled.

Hillis chased them into the yard and fired multiple shots. Glover was found dead not far from the home.

 
The charge against Hillis is a first degree felony.

“Self-defense is an affirmative defense but people have a duty to retreat when they’re outside the home,” Akron Deputy Chief Prosecutor Craig Morgan told The Plain Dealer. “The only place they don’t have a duty to retreat is inside the home.”

Tart has a history of armed robberies. He was charged with murder because legally, if someone is killed while you are committing a felony, you can face a murder charge.

It is not uncommon for people to be charged for shooting a fleeing burglar. A Kentucky man is facing murder charges after he chased burglars down the street and fatally shot one.

 


David Hillis, Courtesy Summit County Jail


Terry Tart, Summit County Jail

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[Fishrrman]

Let's wait and see what the jury says...

[DCPatriot]

Let's wait and see what the jury says...

Eggsactly! 

[ArneFufkin]

This guy is in trouble I'm afraid to say.  Parameters of Castle Defense need to be understood and planned for in every specific State and from my understanding chasing the punks out of his house and shooting them as they were escaping does not pass muster as a self defense from imminent lethal peril that Ohio Statutes require.

Anyone who utilizes CCW or even employs weapons for home defense NEEDS to go online and order any number of booklets that prepares one for the State-by-State rules of engagement, legal standing and especially how to interact with LEO immediately after the event during this kind of a confrontation.

I'm sorry this guy is facing this kind of charge but I am gratified that one life-long criminal punk is dead and another is going to prison for life for his thieving pal's death in commission of a felony.