Homeowner who fatally shot burglary suspect gets 90 days

Was this outcome fair? Should he have been given a heftier punishment?

Homeowner who fatally shot burglary suspect gets 90 days

"A southern Minnesota crop farmer who fatally shot a burglary suspect while he was fleeing the scene was sentenced Tuesday, after accepting a plea deal on a lesser charge.

David Allen Pettersen, 65, pleaded guilty to a charge of intentional discharge of a dangerous weapon in the Jan. 28 incident and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, plus two years of supervised probation. He will get credit for three days served.

According to the criminal complaint, Pettersen interrupted what he perceived as an attempted burglary at his rural Madelia home, grabbed a .45 caliber handgun and fired it at the suspect's vehicle, fatally striking the driver -- 19-year-old Nicolas Thomas Embertson. Embertson was in the vehicle with two other men, Kyle Thomas Nason and Cornelius Ayers, Jr., both 18. The two others in the car have been sentenced on burglary counts."

"fatally shot a burglary suspect while he was fleeing the scene"

so he basically executed him.

They post such a nice picture of the "victim", and a jail photo for the real victim? What is wrong with the world? This man was at home sleeping when these thugs decided to break in and do god knows what. Ridiculous!!

Originally posted by Bashar Teg
"fatally shot a burglary suspect [b]while he was fleeing the scene"

so he basically executed him. [/B]

Real question is, would you do the same as this old man or let the punk go?

cool 👆

If they had been shooting at him or driving the car towards him, I'd say he had every right to shoot. but that isn't what happened.

Originally posted by Bashar Teg
cool 👆

I like how the well known micropenis boy believes the proper punishment for a non-violent theft attempt is death. I mean, just how impossibly small is Vansonbee's sad little incel penis anyways?

Seems fair, sounds like the guy was pretty reckless with his firearm by shooting at someone once he was outside and trying to flee.

The right thing to do at that point is to memorize/photograph the car/license plate he's driving and report it to the police.

If someone is invading your home and putting your family at risk, you have every right to put them down. But if they're actively fleeing the scene, you can't just mow someone down with impunity. I wasn't there, I don't know the pressure he went through and I think he should be given leniency but laws like this are in place for a reason.

Example: Was the guy shot in the home owner's living room or back yard? Was it in the back or in his face? Was the burglar armed? Shooting someone in the back as he's trying to flee when he's already in your yard is far different than blowing someone away when they're in you're living room staring you down.

He shot at the car as the car was driving away. Pretty reckless. What if there was someone in the car who wasn't involved in the attempted burglary. Like a child.

Or if he just missed and the bullet went through a window across the street.

Originally posted by Bashar Teg
"fatally shot a burglary suspect [b]while he was fleeing the scene"

so he basically executed him. [/B]

Yes.

Thought this was another case from some years back, where a home owner chased down and shot an intruder well outside the confines of his home.

Right to stand your ground ends when the intruder is fleeing the scene (And obviously, once they flee the premesis.)

I was surprised to see the kids dad said the ruling was fair.

Indeed.

It's only 90 days, it's barely a slap on the wrist.

Originally posted by BackFire
It's only 90 days, it's barely a slap on the wrist.

yes it will. whenever he applies for a job, for the rest of his life, they'll find out what he did. ✅ 👆

Of course it's going to be on his record.

Which qualifies him for, what.

Who would even hire a guy with that on his record? Unless there's some government program forcing him on them.

Third rate porn shop desk clerk? (Friend of mine went to a place who hired a con for the desk.. Guy actually punched a piece of plastic floating in mid air.)

he could be a private contractor. 👆

Originally posted by vansonbee
They post such a nice picture of the "victim", and a jail photo for the real victim? What is wrong with the world? This man was at home sleeping when these thugs decided to break in and do god knows what. Ridiculous!!

Piece of shit kid got what he deserved. It just sucks the law is working against the homeowner, the poor guys shouldn't be charge, but 90 days for a one take-down is fair. Too bad the their 2 knuckleheads didn't get a bullet as well. I have no respect for people who robs others.

Real question is, would you do the same as this old man or let the punk go?

You seem to be the kind of guy that would be a big fan of Sharia law being put into place. Should the punishment for petty theft be the loss of a hand?