{"id":27397,"date":"2011-11-10T07:13:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T11:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=27397"},"modified":"2011-11-10T07:13:09","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T11:13:09","slug":"ga-man-faces105-years-for-defending-his-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=27397","title":{"rendered":"GA man faces105 years for defending his property"},"content":{"rendered":"

Byron sends us a link to the story of David Sturdivant, the 64-year-old Marine Purple Heart recipient, who made the mistake of shooting at a man who was stealing from his shop while the cops were nearby filming a truTV show. (Atlanta Journal Constitution<\/a> link)<\/p>\n

According to police reports, Sturdivant awoke on that Friday afternoon to see Dennis Alexander in his yard. Alexander\u2019s pickup was parked beside the engine repair shop attached to Sturdivant’s house and one of the riding lawnmowers in for repair was positioned near the open tailgate to the bed of the Dodge Ram. Alexander, jailed several times for property crimes but not charged in this case, told police he was there to buy parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet off my property and stop stealing my stuff,\u201d Sturdivant shouted at Alexander from the second-floor balcony.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When Alexander didn’t depart, Sturdivant fired a single round from his commercial M14 which brought the TC star cos running and firing. It’s not clear if Sturdivant pointed his gun at cops, but he was wounded and lost his kidney as a result. While Sturdivant has been in jail awaiting trial, his house has burned and his shop has been stripped by criminals and he could lose his veteran benefits. He could have pleaded guilty to lesser charges, but Sturdivant feels he didn’t do anything wrong. I agree. <\/p>\n

He was protecting his property from a known criminal a few yards from the cops who playing TV stars. In retrospect, he probably should have called the police before he took his shot, though, but that’s no excuseto let him lose everything. the prosecutor is obviously being a dick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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