Update: Sheriff Says Scioto Shooting Victim Had Stolen Property
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Posted: 2:58 PM Oct 26, 2008
 Last Updated: 4:55 PM Oct 28, 2008
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Update on Tuesday
SOUTH WEBSTER, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini announced Tuesday that Timothy Reese had stolen property on him at the time of his shooting death.

Reese was shot Sunday morning after a confrontation with a man who the sheriff said caught him breaking into his car.

Tuesday, Donini said residents down the road from the shooting came forward to stake claim to the property found on Reese Sunday morning. Donini said they appear to be victims of a home invasion, but didn't notice the missing items until later.

The sheriff says they are preparing the case for a review by a grand jury, but are continuing to investigate the shooting as self-defense.

Original Story
SOUTH WEBSTER, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A man attempting to break into a car Sunday morning was shot and killed.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini says his office is investigating the shooting death of Timothy L. Reese. He was a 21 years and from South Webster.

The shooting happened around 4:00 Sunday morning outside a home near the Scioto-Jackson County line.

Sheriff Donini says Reese was shot after a confrontation with a resident who had caught him attempting to break into a car. According to the police report, a confrontation took place and the resident fired a gun at Reese.

Deputies say they believe this was a case of self-defense, but advise the case is still under investigation. All the evidence will be presented to The Scioto County Grand Jury.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 5, 2009 at 05:07 PM
rest in peace timmy lee reese u no we will miss you more n more every day R.I.P
Posted by: Anonymous on Dec 1, 2008 at 03:31 PM
every one needs to let timmy rest in peace
Posted by: Beth Cook on Nov 25, 2008 at 02:01 PM
*** Let timmy rest*** he really was a good person if you got to know him..... :)... dont judge a book by its cover......
Posted by: unknon on Nov 13, 2008 at 02:53 PM
this is to whoever posts these comments you want people to post them then you dont shown them what good are you guys anyway
Posted by: A Brown on Nov 5, 2008 at 10:31 AM
This is the second time I have tried to post a comment, so here it comes again! COME ON PEOPLE WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? A YOUNG MAN HAS LOST HIS LIFE. I don't care what he did or didn't do, He is not here to tell his side of the story. And don't you understand he has a mother, Dad, Brother and sister who is in PAIN for losing a love one. Some people just don't understand till it happens to them and I pray it doesn't. But instead of putting down Timmy or his family why don't you do the right thing. LET THE FAMILY HAVE SOME TIME. God Bless all that was involved and my heart and prayers goes out to Timmy's family.
Posted by: frog on Nov 2, 2008 at 10:49 AM
I was reading this stuff about stealing but you know people that claim that people steal their stuff.Sometimes they steal it their selves so they can claim insurance do you no what i mean oaks fab
Posted by: j on Nov 2, 2008 at 02:10 AM
Even on posted private property...We are still not allowed to take the law into our own hands. If someone is breaking into your property it is your job to contact the POLICE.
Posted by: Friend on Oct 31, 2008 at 10:36 AM
R.I.P Timmy you will be missed♥
Posted by: k on Oct 30, 2008 at 07:26 PM
im begining to agree with some people on here asking for this to be shut down. its the same ignorance over and over. people who are trying to defend timmy need to realize that no matter how you look at the situation he was in the wrong. he was trespassing and stealing at 4am. no excuses. drugs arent an excuse to go do whatever you want. there is no reason that he couldnt go out and get a job like every other decent person in southern ohio. people around here are sick of these jokes taking whats not theirs. it happens everyday and the decent people are finally fighting back. its a sad day when you have to protect yourself in your own home with a gun but thats what it has come to. let it go and quit showing how ignorant you are.
Posted by: may god be with you all on Oct 30, 2008 at 05:20 PM
i can't say that,i know either family.what i can say there is alot of hatred going on here.i really feel sorry for both parties in this dispute.on one hand you've got a boy that had his life ended in the prime of his life, on the other hand you have a man that was very scared and took that life.what some people don't understand is that this thing goes on all over the world and who are we as people to judge either side of this dispute. my heart aches for both parties in this case.the point of the story is that they were both in the wrong here.yes according to the story timmy was stealing and yes the man that shot him took a life,but,the thing here is no matter what happens here is that you can't bring this boy back and an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth isn't going to change a thing.i'm not siding with either side here and god will be the only one who judges this situation no matter what anyone here has to say about all this.god bless you all and justice will prevail above all.
Posted by: me on Oct 30, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Everyone just needs to shut up and let Timmy rest in peace. Its not anyones business anyway besides timmys family and the guy who killed him. RIP Timmmy
Posted by: don't worry about it. on Oct 30, 2008 at 11:52 AM
I believe if he was just walking home he should have not been close to the house or cars. If it was my property I would have done the same thing. Just get a job and quit stealing we have to work for stuff so should everyone else.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 30, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Despite the rude comments and everything, I think that it is time to let this die down and let the court deal with it. Hopefully they do the right thing, but only time can tell. We just need to be patient and let things rest for a while. You guys just need to let Timmy rest in peace.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 at 11:44 PM
if i was in the family of anyone in the incident, i wouldnt be posting comments on here cause they can be used against u (if this goes to court)
Posted by: ronnie cook on Oct 29, 2008 at 11:14 PM
i think it's messed up how i could go and punch a man in the face and get 15 days in jail.....but a person can kill my friend and get nothin
Posted by: wife of ron on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:27 PM
please summit my commits
Posted by: BETH on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:26 PM
NO MATTER WHAT SOMEONE STEALS OR DOES THEY DONT DESERVE TO BE SHOT AND KILLED THATS MURDER AND THEY NEED TO PAY FOR WHAT THEY DONE TO THIS MAN NO ONE DESERVES TO BE MURDERED OVER A CAR SOMETHING ISNT RIGHT THERE APPARENTLY THEY DONT KNOW THE 10 COMMANDMENTS REST IN PEACE TIMOTHY REESE....
Posted by: J on Oct 29, 2008 at 09:55 PM
Self Defence
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 at 08:38 PM
It seems as soon as something happens to someone from "this area," everyone and their brother throws in their input and tries to get involved. Stop the ignorance. And the people posting under their real identity, it really shows your maturity/intellect.
Posted by: ronnie cook on Oct 29, 2008 at 08:00 PM
timmy will be missed he was a good friend and did'nt deserve to die and all to u who leave these rude comments nobody cares what u think so ur wastin ur time i hope and prey that the man who shot him gets what he deserves which is the DEATH SENTANCE.....they said it was self defense no it was MURDER....R.I.P TIMOTHY REESE
Posted by: Beth Cook on Oct 29, 2008 at 04:25 PM
I will miss Timmy... he will always be in my heart... No matter what.... I dont care what some of the people on here think that look down on Timmy..... forget u guys....
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 at 03:07 PM
wsaz, it might be a good time to shut this one down
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Everyone says it was pitch black out and that the boy was dressed all in black, so i was wondering how did he know that Timmy was coming at him. I livee in town and when it is pitch black out i know i wouldn't know who was coming at me. If he was dressed in black then there was no way the man could see Timmy coming at him. I wish people would drop it and let the poor boy rest in peace and let the family griee for their loss. The guy deserves what he gets. As i see it it was Murder in cold blood. Let him rest in PEACE!!!!!!!
Posted by: anonymous #2 on Oct 29, 2008 at 12:29 PM
If the young man hadn't been there trying to steel the car in the first place, none of this would have happened. He put himself in that situation.
Posted by: R.I.P Timmy on Oct 29, 2008 at 11:59 AM
I don't know either set of families nor the victim, but please WSAZ let this man R.IP. I can't think what his mom is going through. Rather he is guilty or not, it is time to let this go.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 at 11:03 AM
well this young boy didnt deserve to loose his life over a car from the video i seen on here i dont think the family was rich or has much money or anything they shouldnt have took this boys life from him now whats his kid gonna say when the mommy hast to tell the kid her daddy got shot in cold blood i beleve the mother should do something about this NO ONE should get away with MURDER no matter what someone takes....
Posted by: Donny on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:54 AM
The story says nothing about a cinder block. That is just conjecture. Sounds like an after the act made up "fact" to help bolster a self-defense claim of a scared, scared man who fired a shot and ended a life.
Posted by: katy ashland on Oct 29, 2008 at 09:33 AM
you let someone step foot on my property and i catch him or her stealing and then them come at me yea I would shoot them. You people who are judging the families. Well let me tell you , the boy had to have wanted help, the court cant forece someone to go, they hve to hit rock bottom. and yes I know what it's like to have someone addicte to drugs, my aunt was addicted for 11 1/2 years and afte my grandmother died (this was her rock bottom) she has been clean since april of 08..just think if it was you who had the addiction and people were saying what you all are saying
Posted by: Alexis Bise on Oct 29, 2008 at 09:32 AM
I admit that I didn't have the complete story last time I commented. I'm still not ashamed of what I said. And another thing...when someone shoots another person and then hides them in a ditch and the coroner/police have to SEARCH for them then it's flat out murder. They moved his body. It's that simple. And the guy that shot him is from Mariann, Ohio and he's a nutjob at that. He shoots his gun constantly at the stupid creek and it ricochets off a lot of the time. He almost hit one of my friends Grandpa one time. There's no way it was an accident. They chased him down and shot him. Plus 3 grown men...older....against 1 skinny guy is not right. Timmy could fight but the guys that shot him had the weight advantage. Plus, NO ONE PERSON is any match for a gun. Keep this in your minds....Timmy ran....but they chased him. They unrightfully murdered him. And it's just not right.
Posted by: anon on Oct 29, 2008 at 09:14 AM
Surprise Surprise he had stolen items on him when they found him but hes not a thief all the Timmy backers say.
Posted by: People Lie on Oct 29, 2008 at 09:12 AM
How can you people sit here and believe EVERYTHING that these "victims" say? Are you not aware that people lie?! It's human instinct to lie! How ignorant can you people be? I'm sorry but if you look at the evidence and add the story that the "victims" keep changing repeatedly, then you would actually understand that none of these things fit together or add up! I'm serious! THINK ABOUT IT!!! It doesn't take a genius to see all of the obvious mistakes in this story and how if it doesn't add up that it has to be a lie. If you shot someone and didn't want to go to prison, wouldn't you make up a story to cover yourself up so that you could avoid going to jail? If you're being confronted about a murder that you're being accused for then your instincts will tell you to lie. But I am serious about this, you people need to THINK about this!!! It's the least you could do!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 29, 2008 at 08:31 AM
To anon at 9:54 p.m., I don't know if I am the anon you are referring to or not, but I also get up very early. I still don't go visit people at 4 a.m., especially a 3 year old who would be asleep. That claim is absurd. He was stealing and had stolen goods on him. Play with fire get burned, and if he hadn't gone after the guy he probably wouldn't have died. Oh and it's you're clueless not your clueless. again did you go furthur than the sixth grade? I worked in the Er for years and I can tell you a bullet to the aorta likely will stop you in your tracks, but an artery in the leg may take a good bit longer allowing him time to get to the road, it's more likely than not. That's a fact. Stop making excuses for criminals. I don't know the guy, he may have had some decent qualities, but he brought this on himself.
Posted by: larry on Oct 29, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Are you people serious !! I do not know anyone who lives out in the country and is going to let someone come on their property in the middle of the night and break windows and steal things. No jury on the face of the earth is going to convict this guy of anything...mark my word.....
Posted by: Mike on Oct 29, 2008 at 08:15 AM
Hey amber, the whole area will not tolerate thievery, drug addiction and trash. I am sure the whole neighborhood will stand up to your threats.
Posted by: Bob on Oct 29, 2008 at 08:10 AM
The fact that there is an argument is testiment to the state of our country. Liberalism is running rampant. There is nothing wrong with defending your property and family. The bad guy is the thief. period..........
Posted by: Working Man on Oct 29, 2008 at 06:16 AM
He got what he deserved. You don't steal and break into peoples homes. Its a pretty simple concept.
Posted by: No Coward on Oct 29, 2008 at 02:53 AM
Vigilante justice is not justice.
Posted by: Mike Ross on Oct 29, 2008 at 02:41 AM
To Anonymous below, you speak badly of those posting WWJD, and then have the nerve to say Jesus would have shot him too. Jesus did not raise a hand even to the Romans who crucified him. What Bible do you read from? I bet it has a lot of pictures so you can more easily "understand" it.
Posted by: Happy Camper on Oct 29, 2008 at 01:53 AM
I have seen this person many nights walking up and down 140 around this time. He always has something in his hands and the next day you hear of people getting robbed. I fiqured that he was out stealing things. I put two and two together when I heard the news and saw the person. Sounds like the family is in denial. I have read all of these post on here just being curious. The one about the family didn't seek him help hit the nail right on the head. How much truth can that be? Being a parent, you KNOW what your kids are doing. You may deny it but you know. No matter what the age, that is still your child. Get them the help they need. Start with the ones that are on here. Learn from this. God works in mysterious ways. Don't fight anger with anger. Do the right thing. GET HELP!!! It is available to you. There are churches all around. I hope when you attend his funeral the preacher gives a real good sermon. Take it with you before something else happens. GOD be with all.
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I know both familys involved and i which this didn't happen but the way i see it if one kills another for stealing then everyone else will think they can kill a theif. I have a daughter at home and i would keep her as safe as i can but i would not kill anyone that way. I try to teach my daughter the write way and that is to call the cops and let them handle it no kill someone in cold blood. I give my regaurds to the victims family. Let Timmy rest in peace now and drop it and let it go. If this haunts the guy who shot Timmy then let it haunt him for the rest of his life. Timmy rest in Peace!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:04 PM
I just think everyone should just let it go the boy is dead and his family is grieving enough. Just stop with all of the stupid comments.
Posted by: jeremy on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:55 PM
anyone who attacks you with a sinder block is not a good person anyone who steals from you is not a good person so i do not feel sorry for him. a person has a right to defend themselves period. should he have been shot for stealing probably not but should he be shot for trying to attack someone in the middle of the night with a sinder block absolutely. ron made the right choice the only choice anyone who loves his family would or could have made he wasnt looking for trouble he was sleeping and this punk came looking for trouble and found more than he wanted. i say way to go ron you did what any father or even concerned citizen should have done. p.s. the family has no right to sue bc their son was killed committing a crime use some sense people
Posted by: nephew on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:39 PM
my uncle Ron Malone had no other choice but too fire cause if timmy would have got past him with his cinder block he could have hurt his family. I mean his wife was in the camper and other family members in the house. and people are stickin up for timmy which dont make no since cause he has a record of theft this was all self defence he had no other options he could have gottin killed or rally hurt by the half of cinder block timmy was chargin him with..SELF DEFENCE..
Posted by: anon on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Wow amber sounds like a threat. Wonder did u put the bomb in the mailbox????? You said its not over...What do you mean....
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:23 PM
VERY HAPPY: He shot because someone was coming at him, in the dark, dressed in black, with a sinder block. It's not because someone was stealing from him. Some of the previous comments really are ignorant.
Posted by: Truth on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Look at the whole picture. The man didn't shoot because someone was breaking into his car; he fired shots because someone was coming at him with a sinder block. That is self defense. Clearly, according the story Malone has given and the statements from the news story above, Reese was the aggressor in this particular case. Mr. Malone had all the right to defend himself. Also, note that Reese was likely to be "high on drugs". Now whether or not Reese would've tried to commit harm to the family is justified by this statement. When you're high, you don't do things you would normally do. IF he was high on something or had drugs in his system, this makes Malone's story all that believable. Regards to both the families involved; this is an unfortunate happening.
Posted by: anon on Oct 28, 2008 at 09:54 PM
To the last anon i can see your clueless i get up every morning at 4am to go work.
Posted by: close friend on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:55 PM
what kind of news station can let all this go on it looks like they are trying to get someone killed or something.
Posted by: anon on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:51 PM
It does seem a high price to pay for a crime. However, if the law cant do something about these criminals then we as citizens need to take matters into our own hands. I dont want to know what it feels like to kill someone but if it comes to that or someone endangering my life then Im shooting first. If this guy had not shot him, timmy could have shot him first, you never know. If he let him go and called police and gave them info, they would not have done anything to timmy. Come on people we need to stand together and protect our rights and our belongings.
Posted by: VERY HAPPY on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:48 PM
We msut protect our own belongings. If it is not your then do not bother it or even attempt to steal it. The shooter just prevented him from stealing from someone else.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:10 PM
95% of the comments below are ignorant.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:06 PM
To justice for timmy we did get an eye for an eye.If they would have cut his hands off the first time he had been caught stealing like they do overseas none of this would have happend.I say shoot every doper thats out stealing hard working peoples stuff.To his family you had a hand in this by enabling him.
Posted by: WHAT?! on Oct 28, 2008 at 07:14 PM
You people are crazy! He was doing something illegal and should have known this was a possible consequence. If a person drove drunk for the first time and hit a tree and died, he probably didn't "deserve" to die because of his actions but it was still a possible consequence?!?!?!
Posted by: amber timmy's cousin on Oct 28, 2008 at 07:03 PM
yehh my cousin didnt deserve this but i dont think its over he was a good kid and oaks fab we kno who u r so u better watch r.i.p timmy
Posted by: Anonymous 1 on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:38 PM
PEOPLE JUST NEEDS TO LET TIMOTHLY REST IN PEACE IM SURE PEOPLE DONT WORK THAT HARD AFTER ALL THEY WERE UP AT 4 IN THE MORNING TWO EVERONE WORKS SO THATS NOT A EXCUSE FOR TAKING A HUMANS LIFE I THINK HIS MOTHER NEEDS TO SUE THE PEOPLE THAT KILLED HER SON .........NO MATTER WHAT SOMEONE STEALS YOU DONT KILL THEM .......
Posted by: dnt wrry bout it on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:28 PM
Ron Malone had every right too shoot this man he was runnin at him with half a sinder block most ppl. would have fired.
Posted by: Oak Fab on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:21 PM
I have reason to believe that our break in's were due to this man. Neighbors of his bought our items for $15 bucks and told me that they bought them from Timmy. That is only 1 of the hundred things we had stolen. I did trace other items. Now let me ask you something, your daughter is asleep, and this drug addict cut your camera wires beside your daughter's bedroom window...What are you gonna do? We did not turn the second claim in on our insurance. The first one, yes. We work for our money. We do not steal. We pay our insurance for a reason. I have went ten years claim free. You and all of his family knew about his drug problem. Why did you wait until now to take action? It's too late. I have done nothing to the boy. Could have, chose not to. I knew he would get caught. My advice to people, get infared cameras and a real good security system. We DID. Not even my children know where the cameras are. Yard , driveway. Smile your on camera. Vehicles same way. God bless.
Posted by: ksk on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Yea i really didn't know all the people involved in this crime but i dont believe that a car is worth a mans life who has a daughter that he was trying to get from a horrible situation. how could someone live with taking someones life over something that is meaningless material objects just isnt worth it.? yeah i had people still from me things that actually meant something and thengs that are never replaceablt and i know who did it and i wuldnt shoot them even if i had a chance. taking someone from their love ones mother, daughter ect. is not worth a car or any other material objects. i hope that justice is served and the only thing that people want is for the man that took their baby they are only interested in the man and payfor what he did. i believe that this will be sorted out on judgement day and the people who make it to heaven are the only people who will know who was in the right. i send my regards to this boys family and im very sorry.
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:11 PM
THIS BOY DID NOT DESERVE TO BE SHOT NO MATTER WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO TAKE THEY DIDNT HAVE TO SHOOT TO KILL THEY COULD OF SHOT HIM IN THE FOOT OR ANYTHING THEY DIDNT HAVE TO KILL HIM IN COLD BLOOD I FEEL FOR THE GREAVING FAMILY
Posted by: 44 magnum on Oct 28, 2008 at 05:38 PM
well i guess you people that think the home owner was wrong and the the dead guy was so good will have to take a second look he had stolen goods on him he got what was coming to him
Posted by: justice for timmy on Oct 28, 2008 at 05:07 PM
justice for timmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is what we need eye for eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: scared on Oct 28, 2008 at 04:00 PM
crime is epidemic in ashland.little to nothing is done.very little of crimes are reported in our local newspaper.if people are mugged or assalted if it is in the newspaper its treated as a love pat.nobody is ever caught.thefts and destruction are epedemic only wallmart and mall crimes are solved.therefore our so called justice system is as much to blame as the criminals.but lets spend all our resorses on downtown and to paralle park or not.after all all these crime victims have to get up and go to work every day so the criminal can keep up their life style.it is only a matter of time before some great tragedy happens here.i hope we have a hero to defend us.thank you from all decent americans.
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 03:56 PM
Whether this boy was breaking into a car he still didn't deserve to get shot. I have had people messing around with my home and car but i would never harm them for doing it. If you knew who the boy was you could always give the officers his name because he did not deserve to die for it. I feel sorry for his family because he was to young to die. I give his family my regaurds for their loss.
Posted by: Close By on Oct 28, 2008 at 03:53 PM
According to everything that I have heard about this, it sounds to me like someone is doing some major covering up. It only takes some common sense, but people, listen to what you're saying and listen to what these "victims" are saying. Something doesn't add up, because if Timmy were indeed confronted and then shot, in which the bullet hit his main artery, don't you think that that would kill him instantly? He wouldn't have time to run all the way to the end of the driveway where Timmy's body was actually found. Plus the place where the body was found was NOT these people's property to begin with and it never was. It belongs to my family and it is also known as a rightaway for people who are walking home and taking a short cut. So tell me, how is it that Timmy can be about 1/2 mile down to the end of a driveway beside these "victims'" house, get shot, and then run all the way back to the other end closest to the road in such a short period of time? That isn't possible.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 03:37 PM
I don't know why you people didn't post my comment last time, but it is extremely important that you do post it this time. This is not a joke. I live right up the road from where this happened, basically next door if you want to call it that. Everyone is defending this so-called "victim" because they say that he was defending his property. Let me ask you people this, how is it that he is defending his property if the place where Timmy's body was found wasn't really even this guy's property? I'm sorry but that's just not defense. That part of the road is a RIGHTAWAY, so therefore everyone around here has the right to use it. Before these crazy people moved in, me and my mom used to be able to walk to my cousin's house, taking that way as a short cut, and things have been that way for many many years. It's ridiculous that these people think that they own this rightaway, which is owned by someone else. So tell me how it is self defense if Timmy's body wasn't found on their property?
Posted by: Where you there? on Oct 28, 2008 at 03:13 PM
To the person who said that he ran so he wouldn't get caught. WERE YOU THERE? They said he died instantly, so I know he didn't tell you he ran from this man!
Posted by: Me on Oct 28, 2008 at 02:39 PM
I personaly don't understand how it can be self deffence when the boy was going for a car and not the man to me it is murder but like i said that is me
Posted by: Mike N. on Oct 28, 2008 at 02:30 PM
happy, the Castle Doctrine would not apply in these circumstances, so yes, the family of the deceased should and probably will sue. How much is a life worth to you. The shooter will be paying out a lot more for his decision than it would have cost to replace a used car.
Posted by: Mayor of Minford on Oct 28, 2008 at 02:28 PM
Anonymous said, "Why didnt they go to the next driveway and ask the grieving mother how she feels about all of this." And new man could ask her if she was a bad mother for letting this happen??? That would have been cold-hearted. Leave the mother alone and let her grieve.
Posted by: Simon on Oct 28, 2008 at 02:26 PM
Rick is making up his "kill bill." I think Quentin Tarantino used the phrase first. You cannot shoot anyone in self defense, in any state for just stealing on your property. You have to have an immediate fear of danger or the person must actually be attempting to enter your home or occupied vehicle. Listening to Armchair Lawyers such as Rick is a good way to get put in jail for a long time.
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:59 PM
He chose his own destiny. America needs to wake up and see who the victoms are here. If this man would have been in jail where he belonged this would have never happened. He had a rap sheet a mile long so dont make excuses for him he was a criminal and he got caught. The real victom in this is the home owner and his family we need more people like you around. My thoughts and prayers go out to both familys but there is only person to blame here. Lets not leave out our judicial system that failed us along time ago as well.
Posted by: annymonus on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:57 PM
you say the man didn't have to defend him self were you there. how do you no he ran he was a thief now he's not that the price you pay an eye for an eye sorry for the family but that what happens when you get jacked up
Posted by: tosha on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:50 PM
all of you people need to leave ur mouth off of timmy
Posted by: lesson learned on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:46 PM
I believe the man had every right to shoot him. He was protecting himself and his families property. Maybe the people this boy ran with will learn from his mistakes. I work hard for my money and I will protect my family and our property. A car is just a car? I paid 5 years on my car and it's the only transportation I have to work and school. This boy had no business in someones yard 4am. If someone was in my yard at 4am I would have shot at them too! I'm tried of hearing of KIDS on drugs stealing for their habits. The police knows who are the ones who are stealing but they do nothing about it. A person has to protect themself because no one else will. If the situation was turned around I'm sure the family of the boy would have done the same thing. Your first instinct is to protect yourself. You may say you would have called 911 first but as we all know the police departments are not in no hurry especailly if it's a well known area.
Posted by: Anonomous on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:32 PM
To the pathetic people who shot Timmy if you were real christians you wouldn't have shot the boy, I think ten rounds was way over excessive so yeah it was a shoot to kill scenerio I don't feel sorry for you and I hope thatit eats you alive every day of you pathetic lives we all know were you will be going on judgement day and it isn't up. If you hit a main artery you have 2 seconds to bleed out and I know for a fact he wouldn't have had time to run down your driveway. He was agood guy and didn't deserve this his family is hurting and all of you people who say that it was a good thing need your head exsamined what if it was your baby then you wouldn't be saying the same thing. I hope they give the people who killed Timmy the death penalty. I am good friend's of the family and he will be loved and missed. To all you people who posted on this you weren't there so you have no right to judge it wasn't proven that he was trying to break into anything. I hope you all get yours in the end.
Posted by: Iknowdoyou on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:25 PM
well i will try a posting again ,, they seem to not want mine on here, I looked up on municple court records in jackson and scioto county website to see this long history of this boys actions and all i saw was 2 things in scioto county,, 1- was driving w/o licenses and the other one was failure to control and in jackson county he had no record,, is there somewhere else we need to look
Posted by: Concerned on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:24 PM
I know myself if I seen someone breaking into my veh I would confront him and if he came at me I would shot him too. I dont understand why some many people are defending this low life for what he did. He knew better and he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I am sorry for his family but who knows what would have happened if the father did not shot him. He was protecting his family like any human being would do.It is sad but you play with fire you get burnt eventually. I am sure the family is going to try to pursue this as a wrongful death and try to collect money off of it. Instead of that they needed to be their for their son and try to get him help. I understand you can only do so much but dont try to take up for someone that refuses help. I get so tired of hearing these parents acting like their kids are saints and do nothing wrong when they know they have. Parents need to start busting their kids butts and making them accountable for what they do instead of covering it.
Posted by: Bob on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:22 PM
Hey Karen, you gonna let a skinny stranger bounce a brick off you or your families heads? Thank goodness the guy had a gun and didnt have to endure this drug heads rage....blam....game over !!!!!
Posted by: Joe on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
Posted by: oak hill lady on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:10 PM
i know both party's in this story and i my self do not agree with the way it happened. The boy was not going to hurt the people and don't belive that he had a weapon only a coward hides behind a gun. This could have been handled differently. Use the phone and the police that is what they are for. I hope the shooter feels bad because a family is suffering. and all the boy wanted was what? cd's, change in the ash tray, or maybe a pack of smokes in the seat. Was it worth his life. NO!!! If the man gets nothing out of this, does that give the rest of us the right to kill and say it was self defense? This is not the way i want my kids to see the law working. I think this case needs to be looked at very closely. Did he have a weapon? did he attack the man? did he do any harm to the family? I don't beleive so. Will i talk to this family NO!!! Will they have enemies YES!!! Deer slug? Did the boy have a chance NO!!!! none of this is right. Should he do jail time? YES!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:03 PM
I HAVE A SIMPLE SOLUTION: DON'T TRESPASS
Posted by: Andrea on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:40 PM
I am not going to defend either person in this situation because I was not there. It is a sad situation. I will say that being from the area, I know that it could be too late if the sheriff was to be called if the young man was truly trying to steal or hurt someone. Does that give the man the right to kill him? No! I have 2 other concerns. 1. If he was taking a short cut, then why was he near the cars? 2. I am also concerned about taking a short cut across private property, especially at 4 in the morning. Like I said, I do not know the people or the circumstances, I just know that South Webster is quite a distance from the Sheriff department and I listed my other concerns. This is a lose/lose situation. I am not taking either side. Both were in the wrong. Unfortunately it can't be changed and someone lost a life. My sympathies to both families because this is something both will have to deal with the rest of their lives.
Posted by: Beth Cook on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Timmy should have people to stand up for him... is ur car more inportant than a life... anywaze he did'nt take anything.... so yeah im standing up for him.... if he was part of ur family u would to... so people need to quit being cold heart'ed.... I will Always will miss Timmy and i always be thinking about him.... - much luv in the heart for Timmy-
Posted by: to oaks fab on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:37 PM
let me tell you something oaks fab i know who you are and NO ONE has ever broken in and stole anything from you. i am one of the family members that live by you, and timmy was the nicest boy you could ever meet he has NEVER did anything to you. I know exactly what happened to all your stuff that has come up missing. YOU HIDE IT THEN COLLECT THE INSURANCE FROM THE ITEMS!! YOUR NOTHING BUT AN INSURANCE FRAUD YOU NEED SERIOUS HELP!! and yes i can back up what i am saying! Heres the real question can you? You need to go stick your nose into someone elses bussiness and stay out of this familys!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Some of these comments are so absurd, they're almost comical! Why would someone be going to see a three year old child at 4 a.m.??? That's totally ridiculous! After reading them I also wonder about those posting the nonsense, any of you guys literate? Finish 6th grade? You sure wouldn't think so.
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:24 PM
There is no way my uncle chased anyone down any drive way. He is in no shape to run and it sounds like he did the right thing if you cared so much about Timothy maybe you should have gotten him help before it came to this. I mean there are only so many places you can break in until you get confronted and I am very proud of my uncle I believe he did the right thing. He was protecting his family like any person would do. So lets remember who the true victim is in this case Is Ron and his family.
Posted by: Debbie on Oct 28, 2008 at 12:12 PM
anon, how would you know any of this for a fact ? Obviously he did not live to tell this story, so where do you get your "facts"? I do not advocate killing unless your life or your loved one is threatened, but I know this, play with fire and you will likely be burned. He was commiting a crime and he paid a heavy price for it, I wish others would learn from this, I doubt it though. People are getting tired of thieves taking what they work for as if they are somehow entitled.
Posted by: neighbor of both parties on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:50 AM
How do you get it was self-defense when the young man was found by the road not around the auto that he was saposally was tryin to break into..wouldnt he have been shot in the back instead of the stomach...and if in fact he had a weapon why was it not found around the young mans body.all in all everyone is getting tired of all the stealing and break ins in scioto county.,but does that give us the right to chase someone down and shot them down where they are..THE BIBLE SAYS.,EYE FOR AN EYE AND TOOTH FOR A TOOTH..but it also says in the BIBLE...one of GODS COMMANDMENTS THOU SHALT NOT KILL.... I dont know the young man personally only through my children and other children that went to school with him...but I also knew of the family that where this shooting took place....the old man that lives at this house has made treating comments to children that does walk up and down state route 140 if they walk by his drive to get to the place where these kids fish at .....
Posted by: TO... A RELATIVE on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:36 AM
That was the best comment yet! I agree with everything you say. Family's want to take up for there little trouble makers and be in denial instead of getting them help.
Posted by: Resident on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:35 AM
My husband and I have been victimized all summer with theses thefts trying to break in on us 3 and 4 o'clock in morning. They even had the nerve to walk into my back yard in day light and case our home while we were home. When asked, "what they were doing'? They always had some dumb excuse of looking for someone. Thank God our boys were home from college and observed theses thefts trying to come into our home. It is a shame when the working man cannot sleep at night trying to protect his business, personal property and his family. Theses thefts go home and sleep all day and steal from the working man at night. We felt violate and not safe in our home, do to theses type of people. Yes, we notified the Sheriff Dept. but they can be everywhere in Scioto County at all hours of the morning. It is bad when you sleep with loaded guns, ball bats and golf clubs at your bedside. As a resident of South Webster, we have had enough and well protect what is rightly ours!!
Posted by: BETHANY on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:29 AM
PEOPLE NEED TO QUIT CRITICIZING TIMOTHY L. REESE YOU PEOPLE DIDNT KNOW HIM LIKE OTHERS DID. LET THE BOY REST IN PEACE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT REALLY HAPPEN HE DIDNT DESERVE TO BE SHOT OVER A CAR THE LAWS REALLY NEED TO BE CHANGED IN OHIO. PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES IN THRE LIFE THEY DONT DESERVE TO BE SHOT OVER THOSE MISTAKES IM SURE YOU ALL HAVE STOLE SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE TIME SO DONT ACT LIKE YOU ALL ARE ALL THAT THE PEOPLE THAT SHOT HIM NEEDS TO PAY THE PRICE FOR KILLING HIM IN COLD BLOOD ....
Posted by: John on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:24 AM
This just goes to show you that the police are impotent to stop crime. The legally armed citizen is more effective than the police, hands down.
Posted by: Christina Stacey on Oct 28, 2008 at 11:09 AM
First off i knew Timmy very well! He didnt deserve to lose his life!!!! Timmy was VERY close to everyone here in Eifort! How can u people set there n write rude comments about Timmy, u all didnt know him. Why dont u all lose a very close friend and then u can tell us how u feel. All three of the men need to be put in prison and they need to get the elec. chair.... And those people up there say that when Timmy was shot it had hit his main artery. They said after he was shot he ran to the end of the drive way, well if it hit a main artery u die with in 2-3 seconds so there for he didnt have time to make it that far, cuz they said they shot him up by the house but Timmy was found at the end of the drive way, like i said theres no way he could have mad it that far!!!!! ITS MURDER HE WAS SHOT IN COLD BLOOD!!!!!! And i do believe all three men need to b put in PRISON for what they have done!!!! R.I.P. Timothy Lee Reese, we love n miss u soooooo~ much.
Posted by: taco jim on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:43 AM
It is interesting to see the different comments here. If what Ina is saying is true, then evryone here would have done the same thing, given the same situation.
Posted by: Amy on Oct 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Did he deserve to die? Probably not, but those of you defending the guy that was trying to break in the car might want to take into consideration he had a rap sheet. This wasn't his first rodeo, this one just happened to be his last. I've had my car broken into in Charleston and things stolen from me, if I would have gotten there just a few minutes earlier I would have shot them. I work for what I have just like everyone else should. I hate nothing more than a thief. To the family, I'm sorry for your loss, but perhaps you should have been there from the beginning and nipped it in the bud before his life of crime got him killed.
Posted by: Iknowdoyou on Oct 28, 2008 at 09:50 AM
If you were a christian family then you should know the 10 commandents, one of them being "Thall shalt not Kill," then another one is being "Thall shalt not steal" . You being the christian should have been praying to keep your family safe and guiding you ,and not to be going out to protect a car that did not have your family in it.A car can be replaced, can that boy, after all he is someones son. And all you that are saying "if you raise your kids right" well after they grow up you cannot tell them what to do. And who knows it could be your boy or girl someday that you have to try and get buried without having any money.
Posted by: annonmous on Oct 28, 2008 at 09:43 AM
this man should be named hometown hero.if agrand jury is called it should indict law enforcement and the prosecting attorney for allowing all these criminals to run the streets.they know what is going on and their theory is....they arant bothering my fanily or friends so ignore the problem.if you dont believe me ask the crime victims what reaction they get from so called law enforcement.bet youdont post this...liberal lefts dont report the truth...
Posted by: Anon on Oct 28, 2008 at 09:35 AM
Rap sheet-Drug User-Thief-Out at 4am Walks like a Duck -Quacks like a Duck its a Duck.Great Job Homeowner. Dont say call the cops someone was breaking into my house at 2 am while i was at work. My wife called 911 and the great Law county sherrifs department never showed up ever
Posted by: tom on Oct 28, 2008 at 09:32 AM
Why was my comment not posted ????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Posted by: HUH? on Oct 28, 2008 at 09:03 AM
And where did the people of South Webster to spell! Nobody likes a thief. This is an unfortunate event but people need to know that the ones who work their fingers to the bone for what they have ARE NOT going to stand by and let someone just take what DOESN'T belong to them! My thoughts and prayers are with the families.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:52 AM
to johnda...an eye for an eye...i guess if this was the case the man should have let the "theif" break into is car and then go and break into the theif's car? theives are not good people in any sense of the word. they are as low as they come. did u leave your purse laying out in front of this person??? i don't think so!!!!
Posted by: AmandaC. on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:49 AM
And as in the video posted above it said Timmy was in dark baggy clothing Well if you look now days people wear dark baggy clothing all the time! and i know timmy did because i had went to school with him for a couple of years . So just beacause he was wearing dark baggy clothing dont mean ANYTHING! The man should not have shot unless he was actually hitting him or trying to kill him. So i think the guy should be out away as long as Timmy will be!!! Car DOnt = a Life ANd i Hope the guy has night mares for ever!!! R.I.P TIMMY REESE!!!
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:07 AM
The man did not have to defend his life, as soon as he came out, Timothy ran so he wouldnt get caught..the man chased after him and shot him at the end of a VERY long driveway..he was killed instantly because the bullet hit a major artery so he had no time to run..also, Timothy did not pick up a cinderblock to hit the guy with, as i said once before, he ran as soon as the guy came out of his house so he would not get caught..ALSO, he was visiting his family, so he would never know who Timothy was if he was visiting from out of town, so when it was said that as soon as he got a look at Timothy, he knew exactly who he was, is just another lie..Timothy also never made it to the car to break in and he was never planning on breaking into the house to "harm" the two girls living there..you can obviously tell that this messed up family is milking the publicity they are recieving..
Posted by: TO JACK on Oct 28, 2008 at 08:01 AM
You should know and consider the facts before you judge, read Matt's Comment!!
Posted by: Joe on Oct 28, 2008 at 07:46 AM
I believe some rights should be taken away from the crooks and given back the the homeowner allowing him to protect his property with deadly force , without fear of arrest, if crooks knew there was a 70 percent chance of being shot as they try to steal maybe they would think twice about doing it
Posted by: To Bethany on Oct 28, 2008 at 07:04 AM
What side do you know? His family's side and thats all you want to know! This guy has a past history with the law they say he was high on drugs but you just keep on taking up for him. Your a JOKE!
Posted by: TO ANONYMOUS 606pm on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:54 AM
Stop with the WWJD? Jesus would have shot him to! I guarantee it, This is what is wrong with this world these days, People want to steal then when there killed people want to say he was a good boy that man needs to go to prison. Get a life people!
Posted by: To KAREN 848PM on Oct 28, 2008 at 06:49 AM
It was dark you IDIOT! When it is dark you cant see what someone has. THe police would have done the same thing if he was running at them and it was dark! Go back to your cave!
Posted by: private on Oct 28, 2008 at 05:28 AM
where are my last 2 comments? Why are you not posting them?
Posted by: Christina Stacey A Close Friend Of Timmy's!!! on Oct 28, 2008 at 02:24 AM
I'm gonna miss Timmy, he was a good guy! U all just dont understand! Maybe if u lost a close Friend u would know how we all feel!!! And ferther more if his main artery was shot like they said then theres no way that Timmy could have ran that far, i mean come on people!!!! The people up there when the man had shot Timmy say he was up by their house when he was shot but yet his main artery was shot like i said when ur main artery is shot ur dead in like 2-3 seconds okay it would have took longer then 2-3 seconds to run all the was to the end of the drive way!!!! I feel for Timmy and his family and i hope that all 3 of them men go to prison and get the death chair for what they have done!!!!! I'm sorry to feel that way but guess what we just lost a VERY GOOD FRIEND AND A VERY GOOD PERSON!!!!! R.I.P>> TIMOTHY LEE REESE!!!! Were all gonna miss u sooooooo~ much!!!!!!!
Posted by: FRANK OWNER OF THE CAR on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:25 AM
Man some people just dont get it i can care less if he would have got in the car and took everything in it! IT IS NOT ABOUT THE CAR OR EVEN THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET INTO IT. As far as i am concerned!! My father inlaw would not have shot at him or even tried to shoot him if he had not charged at him with the cynder block. My God we didnt ask for this to happen And no we were not drunk and having target practice with this man. He was their up by the house where he had no business being in the middle of the night. He would still be here if He had not tried to ATTACK my Father inlaw! Yes i didnt know him but does that change anything now! I do feel for your family i have 2 young boy and i have learned some things my self. I have told both my boys if you do these things this can happen. This is something that has taught so many lessons and has also wrecked two familys live forever! Nothing will ever be the same because it will always be in the back of our minds. I am sorry for your loss
Posted by: A relative on Oct 28, 2008 at 01:24 AM
I need to put in some input here on some questions. Heroine is what they call this addiction. The family will deny it. This guy will walk up in your yard in broad daylight and steal anything he can get his hands on. Fingerprints, blood and anything that you want to find at the crime scene where he has been does not matter until he has been convicted of a crime. He has been in trouble numberous times and of course, family members lie for him, Just as you see on this site her from his family. GOOD BOY!!! Right. Knowing that someone is in your home while you are sleeping is scary. Look up heroine and find out what it makes one do. The family was told to get him help many times and guess what, they finally got him some help. This is what happens when you are blind. I feel sorry for those that did love him but you are just as guilty as the man that shot him. You knew what he was doing. You told him to quit stealing. You did not get him help that would only cost us taxpayers. FYI.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:24 PM
i do work hard everyday of the week for what i have. And no i wouldnt want no one to steal my stuff but i am not going to kill someone over it
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:16 PM
ok the news people went to the so called victims that wasnt killed and talked to them. Why didnt they go to the next driveway and ask the grieving mother how she feels about all of this.
Posted by: Ina on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Again i am the homeowner the things that our being posted like we were drunk is so far out in left field that it is not even funny,we are a christain faimly i would in no way shape or form every allow that in out home or near our kids i understand the family is grief striken but we to are having to deal with this it is very very up setting and as for the shoot to kill theory my dad shoot 10 rounds only one hit him n that was in the groin n that just happened to hit him in a main artery that is why he died so fast n yes the police collected the cynder block he was holding over his head charging at my dad with once he was shot he dropped the block n ran almost all the way down our driveway my dad didn't even no he hit him he thought he just finally gave up and was going to flee my family is going through a lot bcause of this my sister is a nurse when they realized he was shot and was found in the weeds my sister was going to do cpr but he was already gone remember it is pitch black at 4am
Posted by: Bill on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:13 PM
I wish citizens everywhere would stand up for themselves like this victim of crime did.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:05 PM
A shortcut at 4 am? I don't think so. I have personally warned a 17 year old boy to stop using my property as his short cut. He would walk on the side close to my home and cars at all hours. I told him he could walk on the end of the property away from EVERYTHING and I did inform him that I keep a 9 MM pistol with me. I'm a mom with 2 kids. My husband works out of town most of the time. So if there's someone that close to my home or car, then there's something wrong. I don't live along a highway. I will shoot. Sorry this kid had to die. But he was somewhere he shouldn't have been.
Posted by: k on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:55 PM
im glad that there are some people who realize that the victim here was the man being robbed and not the person trying to rob him. this is whats wrong with society today...you people are trying to justify breaking into a car and condeming a man for defending himself and family! again i ask you to walk in the shooters shoes! he did not kill an innocent person! he killed a person attempting to rob him and possibly cause harm to his family! what would you do? sit back and watch? i doubt it.. i know that if i was in a position where i felt threatened, especially at 4am, i wouldnt have a problem shooting someone.. and those of you saying you hope that we all end up in a situation like this boys family: you are the sick ones..no one deserves that kind of thing wished on them...
Posted by: Ina on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:50 PM
i am the homeowner and just to let you know the police told us that we did not appear to be the first property he hit that night his hooded sweat shirt poch was stuffed full and he also had a bag of stuff all that they thought was stolen this is not about items it is about surival instincts what would u do at 4 in the morning if you step outside to guy trying to break in and you cant even get a word out and the guy charges at you with a cynder block my dad was not shooting to kill he was hoping the guy would run the other way but he didnt he chose his own faith that night and i wished it never happened we ourselves were not armed before but we are now and i hate that i want to live in peace and as for the guy who said he knows for a fact he never got into the car was you the other guy we believed was with him how else would you know that? our home as been broken into many times and we have had many things stolen but by the grace of God we have never been home. n i never want 2 be again
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:49 PM
I gotta ask you all who are talking about he was on his way to his daughter...at 4am?? Was she sick? Was she injured? Or is that just the way you are trying to make people feel sorry for him because he had a child? If he had not been on someone elses property at 4am he would not have been shot. And while I'm asking questions, was he shot in the leg or the stomach? Did he have a brick or not? It shouldn't matter if he had one, because if this man feared for himself and his family at 4AM he did the right thing. He protected his family. Shame on them for sending this to the grand jury. Should be investigated and called what it is. SELF DEFENSE!
Posted by: Ina on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:37 PM
I am the home owner of where this happened no ones knows more of what happened than me and my family. My parents and sister and brother in law was visiting to celebrate our babys birthday at 4 in the morning my mom who was sleeping down in their camper was woken up by this guy taking a cynder block and banging it on my sisters car window she woke up my dad who got up and went out in his underwear, no less, with his pistol at his side pointing down and before he could get a word out the guy charged at him with the cinderblock raised. my dad had no choice was he suppose to let the guy beat him to deat he is 50 and disabled and if he let him kill him who next my mom me my family ??? there is much evidence that he tried to pry the window of the car out and then slammed the block into it at least twice he was shot at by the camper and ran almost down the lenght of our driveway before going in the weeds we did not ask for this or for a bomb either please remember us in prayers
Posted by: Debbie on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:19 PM
I don't care what kind of car it was. He had no right being on that man's property. He , of course must have been there for the wrong reason in the first place.
Posted by: TO SCB on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:17 PM
So what if he only had a chevy lumina? Thats his transportation IDIOT! I have a 96 Cavalier and I hope it never gets stolen cause thats my way to work. I bet you dont have a car and have to borrow your parents!
Posted by: Debbie on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:16 PM
YOU COME ON MY PROPERTY TO STEAL WHAT I WORK FOR THEN YES, I WILL SHOOT YA TO. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF EVERYONE GETTING THEIR BELONGINGS STOLEN FROM LOW LIVES THAT ON ON DRUGS. GET A LIFE AND GET A REAL JOB.
Posted by: MrObvious on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:15 PM
People on here say that "it was only a car." Let me tell you something, my car represents 5 years of payments made with money I earned with my blood, sweat, and tears. If you do not respect my property, that I have worked hard to get, then you are a worthless piece of trash. If you attempt to take my property that represents my hard work, you WILL BE PUTTING yourself in harms way. Get a job, get a life, don't take what others have.
Posted by: To Bethany 5:13pm on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:10 PM
The Police said more than likley this scum bag was high on drugs! Your a IDIOT! so what if he was 120 pounds? Trust me 120 pound people can fight, also he was running at this guy and it was dark! I wish something like this would happen to you. Then lets see what you would do! YOU BIG TALKER!
Posted by: MrObvious on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:53 PM
All you people getting on here and talking about what a great guy the burglar was are why some parts of Southern Ohio are becoming a real cesspool. If you support a thief, you are no better. You were not at the scene, you do not know what your "good buddy" friend did when he was confronted by the homeowner. But, at a bare minimum, he was trespassing. It was reported that he was breaking into a vehicle and the police have evidence to that effect. It was also reported that he had a cyclinder block in his hands that he raised over his head as he charged the homeowner. Then he was shot, as was completely warranted. The good people of this world are fed up with criminal lowlifes robbing them or worse. It is refreshing to see the people standing up to the criminals.
Posted by: AngryAmericanCitizen on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:41 PM
What a joke, this comment board. I posted two times earlier between 6-7PM and they were not posted. Communist censors don't want to hear the truth about personal protection, and the laws of what is and isn't murder. WSAZ is a bunch of sensationalist frauds, that only want to keep the liberal, bleeding hearts posting on here. What a joke. Oh, I included my email with this one, in case you need it
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:40 PM
I hope one of these day one of you mothers or fathers are in the same shoes as the dead boys familey is then we'll see how heartless you can be.
Posted by: tish on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:20 PM
if u work hard an love your family u understand how this man was pushed into what he done
Posted by: dave on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:07 PM
i hope this changes some minds about stealing from people i have known this guy for years he done the right thing in my eyes
Posted by: ANON on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:59 PM
TO: RAVEN WHERE THE WIFE, KIDS, GRANDKIDS IN THE CARE IF SO YOU MIGHT HAVE A CASE AS IT IS HE WAS JUST PROTECTING A MATERIAL OBJECT.
Posted by: NORM on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:55 PM
KILL'EM ALL, THEN LET GOD SORT THEM ALL. I DONT FEEL SORRY FOR THIS TWO-BIT PUNK. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO ....JUST LET THEM STEAL FROM US????.....HECK NO!!!!TRY AND STEAL FROM ME AND YOU'LL GET TO MEET YOUR MAKER FIRST HAND...GOD..OR...THE DEVIL.
Posted by: Karen on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:48 PM
One skinny young man with a brick against three adult men with guns. Explain to me how this is self defense?
Posted by: Dolly on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:36 PM
These people who steal and then sell your stuff deserve to be stopped. I talked to a lady at Marion smith clinic that had bought some of my moms stolen stuff and laughed about it. Talk about mad. So they all need to stop thats why the new law came into effect. People who steal need to be stopped. And people who buy stolen stuff need to be stopped.So even if it was a 10 dollar radio then so be it he didnt think of his own life more than that or he would not have been there.
Posted by: FINE-AND-DANDY on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:07 PM
FINE-AND-DANDY WANTS COMMENT POSTED SAID NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Posted by: Oaks Fab on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:05 PM
Man Shot: Just to inform all of you that put input in here that don't know exactly what is going on around. I live in Jackson County. We have been robbed 3 times. They have entered our home. Relatives of the victim live close by. The man that was shot visits them frequently. I traced our stolen items to this person. He is definately a drug attack. He has the trace marks to prove that. You can never tell what people like that are capable of. Do you have daughters? See my point? NOW, Do you shoot or wait to see what just might happen next. I would gladly shake the shooters hand. He was in the right 110%. Protect you own and do what you have to do. Put yourself in our shoes around here.
Posted by: carla on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:57 PM
oh timmy only weight 110 lbs who stick the bomb is mail box why didnt he check his only back yard he looks like the typ to have bombs
Posted by: property owner on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:55 PM
agian,i have to say that if someone was in one of our vehicles and they didnt belong there.. i doubt we would call the police either, they would be confronted!! who wouldnt... then things turn bad and look who has to defend themselves the home owner again, now his life and whomevers is in the house!! who is to say if the criminal wasnt confronted about the car that their house wouldnt be next!! i agree its not right to lose your life over stealing something from someone else BUT thats the CRIMINALS consequences to doing the "deed" and taking a chance of taking something from someone else that wasnt theirs to being with !! i pray for both sides..
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:55 PM
He might not have been a HORRIBLE person and he might not have DESERVED to die...but you know that's a possible consequence when you attempt to steal from someone and attack them. If he was peacefully passing through, what is it that woke up the man who shot him? If he's "no criminal" then why does he had a past record of theft?
Posted by: carla on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:53 PM
how can someone break into a car 75 feet away where he was shot . so u tell me i kill someone and say it was self defense i can get by with it . cool do they have any finger prints on the car of timmy ?oh wht that guy say u know he going to say that kep his self out of jail i still that he should spend time be hind bars ... no mother or sister or brother or anuts or dad or any one should lose a love of over stupied stuff like that the who shot timmy could have called the cops and told the who it was . u didnt have to shot 11 time at him . that wht 911 is for
Posted by: Raven on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:50 PM
My thoughts and Prayers to both familys.Now if he was on his way home he made the mistake of entering anothers domain at 4AM.Not that it was right for him to be shot but a Man has to protect his family and property.It sounds as though he had an extended family there Wife Kids Grandkids.He was protecting alot more than a piece of property.
Posted by: times are rough on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:46 PM
I can't say that I wouldn't have done the same thing. Not one person in their right mind would want to shoot and kill someone, but sometimes you don't have a choice. It would be hard to live with. I feel for both families. One was trying to protect his family, and one family has a loss. NO ONE WINS!!!
Posted by: SETH REESE on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:41 PM
I !KNOW BOTH FAMILIES AND ME AND TIMMY WAS CLOSE I HATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN TO THAT BOY I HOPE ANOTHER EIFORT KID DON'T DIE WALKING UP THAT DRIVE WAY!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:36 PM
Congradulations Reese-this years Darwin Award canidate FYI (The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it)
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:29 PM
I feel sorry for the man protecting his family. How dare anyone blame him for protecting himself. Reese should be blamed for making him a victim of crime, the only difference is that Reese has again mamaged to escape the failed US court system. at least we the honest taxpayers don't have to pay for him anymore. Not like Reese was ever goining to become a productive member of society.
Posted by: Dolly on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:22 PM
Well i think justice was done. when Someone comes on your land at 4 in the morning something is up. And who know what he had and what he was us too, there could be more people dead. Where i come from there was an old lady kept calling the police and they said til something was damaged they could not do anything, She was found with her throat slit. So at 4 in the morning shoot them down.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:15 PM
This was not about someone breaking into MY CAR. I was staying with my sister the night this happened. I was there for a 2 year olds birthday party not hopping to get someone killed that night. I am a nurse I live to help people and get them well not so they can die. I tried to help the young man AFTER we found him but it had been to long and he was already gone. My heart hurts for his family and I am sorry for there loss. However he was attemping to come at my dad with a block that by the way he dropped after being shot at at the end of the bridge before running down the drive. Nobody wins here. I hope and pray that everyone will just learn from this. My sister nd here husband are desent people and are just tring to make a life for themselfs like most people. If there was two of them then the other one with him is the one that needs to be held respnsable and come forth the a man and admit his wrong.
Posted by: lw on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:57 PM
Get what you ask for.He will not break into my car now.
Posted by: BIGEYES on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:24 PM
why wasnt my comment posted did i know to much!!!
Posted by: lee on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Dear Bethany he was a THIEF and he got caught.
Posted by: Don on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:09 PM
This appears to me to be a place where the newly enacted "Castle Doctrine" law should take effect. The case going to the grand jury, in my opinion, is the law enforcement officials protecting themselves from a junk lawsuit.
Posted by: k on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:08 PM
it doesnt matter if the car was a total junker..it wasnt the boys to be breaking into..i think all of you who are being so critical should maybe put yourself in the shooters shoes..how would you feel at 4am to walk out and find a stranger breaking into your property and possibly threatening you and your family?? these people will never learn that there are consequences if they arent caught and with the judicial system the way it is there will never be any justice. just remember to raise your kids right and you will never have to worry about being in the same situation as the family of the Reese boy. and i dont believe that it was in "cold blood" as some of you say..it was not premeditated and there was no intent to kill... like i said i think all of you would be reacting differently if you were the victim here..so judge and be judged...
Posted by: Alan on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:07 PM
JUSTICE!! I do not belive that there is anything worse in the world than a their. There is to much help out there for people to be breaking in cars and houses stealing things. Get a job you wouldnt have to worry about being shot stealing something!!
Posted by: johnda on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:07 PM
timmy resse was not breaking into the car he was walking home from friends of his to go home to be with his daughter at his mothers house the man that shot him has been nothing but trouble to this little town of iford sence he and his family moved in he has made threats to little kids of ours and other here just for fishing in a little hole i mean come on the guy has to be some kind of mental man or something and every one thinks this of a man who is dead a father that can never be replaced and after all i guess he had to kill him so no one could get his side of the story of course no name no money after all i guess that makes him trash if his name was bush do you think it would have even been on here no myself i hope the guy that killed him get the death chair why not after all eye for eye and we know how our leagl system goes got to have money or a good name or else your trash...all i can say is i am sorry to the family for there bad times after all this is scioto county!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:06 PM
He didn't deserve to die. Jesus' word tells us to turn the other cheek when faced by thieves and liars. WWJD? We all need to put ourselves in the shoes of the victim's parents. All of our kids have done things or been in places that weren't the best for them. All of our kids have had minor incidents. Some kids pay with their lives I suppose. This is horrible. A car for a life (if this is the truth). Seems like there are doubters to this story.
Posted by: Napalm on Oct 27, 2008 at 05:58 PM
Good shooting freind, how about moving over to Huntington, bring your gun I buy the ammo.
Posted by: cowboy on Oct 27, 2008 at 05:47 PM
Back in the day,horse theives where shot or hung however they where caught,theiven is a risky jod this one gave everything for it, so if any of you lazy theiven idiots are stupid enough come up my hollar i us a 12 guage for night varmits.
Posted by: TravisM on Oct 27, 2008 at 05:39 PM
Heather, I agree. By the way, You know me from about 5 yrs ago. Sry we lost touch.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 05:19 PM
DANG! what kind of car was that must have been lined with gold if it was worth a life.
Posted by: BETHANY on Oct 27, 2008 at 05:13 PM
FOR THE PEOPLE THAT POSTED COMMENTS TO ME FOR YOUR INFO YES I DID GRADUATE IM NOT A DROP OUT LIKE OTHER PEOPLE THIS BOY ONLY WEIGHED 120LBS ITS NOT LIKE HE WAS 300LBS THEY DIDNT HAVE TO KILL HIM IN COLD BLOOD PEOPLE SAY HE HAD A WEAPON WELL WHERE IS THIS WEAPON BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WEAPON FOUND NEAR HIS BODY THE PERSON THAT KILLED HIM NEEDS TO GO TO PRISON NO QUESTIONS ASKED THIS IS A PLACE TO POAST YOUR OPINION NOT TO FIGHT...... GET OVER IT PEOPLE YOU DONT KNOW THE WHOLE STORY AND YOU DIDNT KNOW HIM .......
Posted by: Anonymous 25 on Oct 27, 2008 at 04:45 PM
this boy did NOT have to loose his life over a car they could of took a different action than KILLING a very young boy in COLD BLOOD and its not right if they get away with this justice should be served and they need to go to prison for killing that boy he had a family two just like everyone else they should of let the police take action there is 2 sides two the story but we will never know his side because he was SHOT IN COLD BLOOD.......
Posted by: ANON on Oct 27, 2008 at 04:22 PM
THIS GOES ALONG WITH THE ARTICLE RE: OBAMA'S AND MCCAINS GUN CONTROL STANCE IF THERE WHERE NO GUNS THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I KNOW PEOPLE WOULD ARGUE GUNS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR HOME AND FAMILIES ET BUT I WOULD MUCH DRATHER MY CAR BE BROKEN INTO THAN TO KNOW THAT I HAD TAKEN A HUMAN LIFE. THINGS A VERY UNIMPORTANT PEOPLE CAN NOT BE REPLACED. WHY NOT JUST CALL THE POLICE? WHY TAKE THE LAW IN TO YOU OWN HANDS? IT WAS JUST A THING A MATERIAL OBJECT IS THAT MORE IMPORTANT THAT A LIFE I DON'T THINK SO.
Posted by: gallipolis ferry on Oct 27, 2008 at 04:09 PM
I'm glad all you red-neck hillbillies will propect your property with a gun. A car is a very valuable item. I hope he is charged with murder!!! Maybe the right thing will finally be done. No one has the right to take another persons life and your stupid if you think so!
Posted by: JACK on Oct 27, 2008 at 03:54 PM
WHEN SECONDS COUNT.THE POLICE ARE ONLY (MINUTES) AWAY.DON'T STEAL.
Posted by: Grieveing friend on Oct 27, 2008 at 03:04 PM
The boy did not deserve to DIE!!! There is only a couple of people who knows what really happened and one of them is dead. I do know the boy did not get in the car and he did not have a weapon... His family is in loss and you people have these rude comments. If it was one of your family members you all would feel the same. From what I gathered he wasn't nowhere near the car. He was close to the highway when his body was found and he died instantly. The person who killed him wasn't even the one who lived at the resdient he was just visiting. People need to know the whole story before they give rude comments.
Posted by: Brian on Oct 27, 2008 at 03:00 PM
I bet the THIEF will never try to commit GRAND THEFT AUTO again. Oh wait. It's already game over for him. My thought go with the home owner & prayers go with the homeowner. As for the THIEF, God judges you not me but the 10 Commandments tell me what your fate is.
Posted by: ONE OF THE VICTIMS on Oct 27, 2008 at 02:51 PM
You know all of you were not there! Timothy Reese was not just crossing at the road at the head of the drive. Like the family members would like you to believe. That is just where he had ran to from the house is over a football field up the drive that is where he started and after the altercation that is just where he ran to! so i can see how the family would think that he was shot down at the head of the drive since it is close to where they crossed the drive to go to and from other houses but you also have to know most of the drive is surrounded by underbrush and thicket about 6 foot tall and trees & sapplings. my sister inlaw is right the only easy way in is down the drive it would be almost impossible to get in any other way! He was just found down there. like i have said before HE WAS ONLY SHOT ONE TIME IN THE LEG that is what we have been told. My father inlaw was'nt trying to kill anyone. But when thing like this happen sometime people die. so try to raise your children right.
Posted by: friend on Oct 27, 2008 at 02:50 PM
he was someone son and brother and no body as the right to take someone elses life.and are court system is are problem in this state. I was held gun point and robbed in my own home and the guy only got 5 years in prison. he should have got longer but not dead.
Posted by: private on Oct 27, 2008 at 02:44 PM
Watch news channel 3 at 6:00, more on the story. I pray that God watches over the family of the property owner. Our community WILL work together to defend and support those who were forced to defend their family from the thief/attacker.
Posted by: Heather on Oct 27, 2008 at 01:59 PM
This man is lucky to have caught the guy in the act. I would give anything to kill the guy(s) and/or girl(s) who stole my El Camino about 5-6 years ago. I absolutely hate thieves. I think we should at least go back to cutting their hands off if they're convicted.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 01:43 PM
in the same situation i would just stay inside my locked house and call for the police. nothing i own is worth taking a life. you cannot put a price on someone's life. i realize also the victim in this thought he could scare the boy away but people sometimes don't react how you think they will. this is very sad on both sides. my heart goes out to both families.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 01:32 PM
I do feel sorry for the family of the victim. Given the circumstances I do not at all blame the shooter. Its easier and safer to GET A JOB rather than to go around taking someone else's property. He paid the price for his actions.
Posted by: Defend Him on Oct 27, 2008 at 01:29 PM
Honest, hard-working citizens are fed up with idiots stealing what they have earned. This boy got caught stealing and and then paid the price when he got caught. The cops would have slapped the boy on the hand and told him not to do it again. This man did the right thing and therefore one less dope dealing, smokin thug on the street!!
Posted by: Linda on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:48 PM
If someone breaks into my home, attempts to steal my property or harm me and mine they will have a nice greeting waiting for them. I would never be one to shoot to kill unless there was absolutely no choice, but I would not hesitate to make them dance while waiting for the cops.
Posted by: Someone nearby on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:32 PM
How is it self defense if Timmy was standing 250 ft away from the shooter? How is it that he was running, if the gun shot wound was in his stomach? To me, it sounds like he was facing them whenever they shot him. Someone needs to do some serious investigating, because if half of you people leaving comments knew him like people like I do, then you would most likely understand a little better. It is a law that you can fire one shot into the air to frighten a trespasser, but to just start randomly firing gunshots isn't fair. People need to get their stories straight before they start making assumptions.
Posted by: South Webster Citizen on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Well some people don't even know half of the story all except what you've read on here! If you actually knew him you definetly would not be writing half of this stuff about him! He was on his way home to his daughter lindsey which is 3 years of age.....although she is not his child but his ex girlfriends child with timothy's best friend. When the people that was living in the house stepped outside they seen timmy, and shot at him...they were all drunk and they couldn't have been trying to scare him otherwise they would've pointed the gun upward and then fired the shot! But No they pointed the gun right at him and shot him in the stomach.....he dropped within seconds, he didn't have a weapon or a brick or whatever they said that he threatened them with he didn't. If he had in fact had a weapon trying to threaten them with it before they took action then, the weapon that timmy supposedly had would've been laying next to his body when the police found him there!!!!!
Posted by: Iknowdoyou on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:30 PM
It is a shame the world is in such a shape, that people have to steal and people have to kill over a $10 cd or a radio. Did the boy really have a brick and going to hit the so called victim , did the police find the boys weapon . or was the victim and his buddies out drinking all night and took target practice.
Posted by: becki on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:28 PM
I know the victim, and he would not hurt anybody unless it was a good reason. I would have done the same thing. There were little kids in the house he was protecting, and if I thought for one second you may danger my kids I would have no problem shooting you. Let this be a lesson to all the people who think you can take what ever you want. Hard working people are sick of this, and we will fight back. I am sorry to the family of the boy, but if it was me I would have done the same thing.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:27 PM
I don't think that anyone should be stealing but I also don't think that Tim deserved to be murdered. I think that there is more to the story and everything just doesn't add up. There are so many different stories going around and I think that they need to investigate more to figure out the truth. I think that the shooter or shooters should get something out of it because it shouldn't be okay for someone to be shot for "breaking into a car".
Posted by: Brandy on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:27 PM
I don't think that anyone should be stealing but I also don't think that Tim deserved to be murdered. I think that there is more to the story and everything just doesn't add up. There are so many different stories going around and I think that they need to investigate more to figure out the truth. I think that the shooter or shooters should get something out of it because it shouldn't be okay for someone to be shot for "breaking into a car".
Posted by: anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:26 PM
What did this guy STEAL and BREAK INTO? Why was another WEAPON not mention in the NEWS ARTICLE except for the RESIDENT with the GUN. The article stated what the Sheriff reported,( which must be what the RESIDENT THOUGHT and said to him )that he caught the guy "ATTEMPTING" to break into a car! To:Posted by:Monica and other people who made a statements about people stealing. People from all walks of life STEAL, WORKING or NOT! They steal MONEY and different things,for different reasons! Does it make a difference if your a WORKING THIEF or a NON-WORKING THEIF? Sounds like the GUY was SHOT and then it was REPORTED to POLICE AFTERWARDS! Again what did this guy STEAL or BREAK INTO?
Posted by: Brandy on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:26 PM
I don't think that stealing is right but I also don't think that shooting someone for supposedly "breaking into a car" is right either. Something isn't right. The story just doesn't seem to fit. There are so many stories going around and I think that it needs to be investigated more so that they can figure out the truth. I don't think that Tim deserved to die for "breaking into a car".
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:12 PM
The boy did not desvere to be killed he was walking him the driveway is a shrotcut for the kids to stay off the highway but the guy killed him anyway it is murder. He was not breaking into a car he was 50 to 60 feet away from the house he did not have no weapons on him.
Posted by: Beth Ann on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:02 PM
I do not know anyone involved, but wanted to say prayers are with all the ones involved and the boys family.
Posted by: ohio on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:47 AM
this guy was a awesome and fun i will miss him alot
Posted by: Charlie on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:44 AM
A car being broken into does not justify shooting someone. Protecting your family now that's another matter. Need more info.
Posted by: Alexis Bise on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Honestly....I don't think we have the whole story. I live 3 flipping minutes from Timmy and went to school with him. He may not be the model citizen but he didn't deserve to die. And another thing. He wasn't breaking into a freaking car, they said he had a brick and no brick was found at the scene, nor any other objects to break in and he was at least 250 freaking feet away from his shooter....so how the hell could it be self defense. It's not like he could've hit them. Plus they tried to claim he was running when they shot him and honestly he was found lying on his back...think about it. You can't be running and get shot and avoid ending up on your face. Jesus, you people are monsters. And yes I posted my name because I beleive in what I say.
Posted by: New Law on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Ohio just put into effect house bill 184 where a person can shot and kill in defending their self or property if they feel threatened by some one who was not invited to their property it is a good law and maybe once the information is out these thieves will think twice before breaking laws I have posted my property with warnings and the language of the bill and will shoot I'm tired of working for something and having it stolen from me and calling the law does not help they take a report and that is the end of it,if they do find your stuff you have to wait ubtil after trial to get it back which could take yrs If i wanted to wait to use my stuff i wouldn't have bought it right then
Posted by: One of the victims on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Just to set the record straight i am the one that owned the car he was breaking in to their is damage to the passenger rear door and window of the car where he had done some prying on the trim and marks where he had too a piece of a cynder block and tryed to break the saftey glass windows those noises are what woke my mother inlaw with whom was very afraid because the car was parked close to their camper and she woke my father in law as with any pertective instint to pertect you self first. He did grab his gun i would have done the same! He steped out the camper in his underware bare footed to confront this man in the dark at approx 4:00 in the morning and Timothy L Reese charged him with the cynder block in his hand. What would you do! I would not let some one bash my brains out with a cynder block. I know i woke to the gun fire. And i grabed the shot gun myself i didnt know what was going on. Just so everyone knows Timothy was only shot once and in the leg that is what we were told.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 11:11 AM
WHY SHOULD YOU CALL THE COPS WHEN THEY DON'T HELP YOU EITHER? A GUY NAMED CHRIS HAS ROBBED MY PARENTS TWICE NOW AND WHEN THEY CALLED THE COPS ON HIM,THEY DID NOTHING. HE IS STILL RUNNING FREE AND TRIED TO STEAL FROM THEM AGAIN JUST LAST WEEK. SO WHAT SHOULD THEY DO?
Posted by: slowhand on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:59 AM
What a shame that this young man was willing to die for something that wasent his...I am 76 years old and live alone and if someone trys to break in my home or trys to take something that is mine...I will shoot them.....if they want it then they need to do what I done.get out and work for it.
Posted by: South Webster Resident on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:57 AM
I live in South Webster, and it is a very rural community a lot of house's are off the main roads, mine included, and in the last few months more and more homes are being broken into, and the sheriff is a long way away. We should be able to protect our families, homes, property. We work hard for everything we have, It makes me sick to think that some punk can come and take it. He should not have charged the homeowner but he did, because it was an old man. It sad the kid had to die, but he shouldn't have been stealing, or threating the man's safety. If it's between my family and a theif my family wins everytime. Maybe the criminals in South Webster will stop this crime spree they've been on recently because they realize people are going to start fighting back.
Posted by: Anon. on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:48 AM
It's funny how some of you are crying "murder this, murder that." It wasn't murder by no means. In order for there to be "murder" there has to be premeditation (planning). I'm sure the property owner didn't plan for this thug to try to break into his car and then charge him. The kid could have been charging with a knife or other weapon. We don't know. But the property owner did what was in his and his family's best interests. He shot the kid in self-defense or so the story goes. That, my friends, is definitely not murder! It's unfortunate that the boy lost his life over his stupid actions, but you reap what you sow......
Posted by: Jack on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:45 AM
All I can say is if it had been me and I woke up at 4:oo and someone was messing around my house I would let him know that I was armed and if he didn't leave I would have to believe that my life, not just my property, was in danger.
Posted by: LOADED & READY on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:38 AM
TELL HIS FRIENDS TO COME TO WESTMORELAND. WE ARE READY FOR THEM. AMEN TO THE VICTEM WHO UPHELD THE 2ND AMENDMENT.
Posted by: Smith & Wes on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:35 AM
This is the very reason I purchased a gun.Times are hard and dealers will get more desperate.Protecting my family is Job #1.
Posted by: laurie on Oct 27, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I feel for the family of this boy. But you have to understand. Around these parts, there is so much stealing. We have to protect our processions. If the police won't do it somebody has too. I don't know if I would kill somebody over my materials things, but I know poeple around here are tired of people stealing from them.
Posted by: TedBear on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:55 AM
GOOD ! bank tellers and convenience store clerks should be armed too.. more incidents like this and maybe these punks would think twice before they violated someone..
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:53 AM
the police can only do so much, and the court system would let him walk anyway. this might deter more punks from breaking in to places.
Posted by: This is Ridiculous on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:39 AM
I'd be interested in knowing how many of you would call for the death of a teenager over theft of a car if the dead teenager was your family or your child. With this kind of justice, no one should feel safe. I could be walking down the street and be shot due to someone's allegations that I was trying to steal their car. There had better be evidence of attempted theft. If not, I hope the shooter goes to prison. This is ridiculous! Our culture pretends to cherish life at all costs, but yet cheers on vigilantism. These comments remind me of the spectacles with public hangings. Also similar to Roman times with criminals fighting for their lives against hungry lions. I believe tickets could be sold for events such as this for very high prices considering some of the comments below. The fear threshold has reached so high we believe that not only is it okay, but it is to be celebrated when a person is gunned down in cold blood. Most of you probably consider yourselves Christians, right?
Posted by: property owner on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:30 AM
i have to say that if someone was in one of our vehicles and they didnt belong there.. i doubt we would call the police either, they would be confronted!! who wouldnt... then things turn bad and look who has to defend themselves the home owner again, now his life and whomevers is in the house!! who is to say if the criminal wasnt confronted about the car that their house wouldnt be next!! i agree its not right to lose your life over stealing something from someone else BUT thats the CRIMINALS consequences to doing the "deed" and taking a chance of taking something from someone else that wasnt theirs to being with !! i pray for both sides..
Posted by: To bethany 1043pm on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Are you a idiot? If someone is fighting you are you going to think about there family? No your going to think about yourself and your family! More than likely the police would have took a half a hour to get there and they can only say...we will try to find your car! And stop throwing that Christian stuff into this. Your no Christian for leaving that dumb comment!!
Posted by: Amy on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Kudos to the property owner.
Posted by: Tee on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Oh lord here we go again...high and mighty christian folk defending the uninnocent. Yes, it is horrible this young man lost his life and i'm very sorry for the family's loss. The one person says he was not a criminal yet in the same breath says he was breaking into a car...cmon!! This man that shot him probably feels horrible over what happened. Yet he was defending himself. Noone knows what they would do if put in that situation until they themselves are put there. So until you judgemental people can walk a mile in someones shoes..just shut up.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:24 AM
maybe next time people will think twice before they go and rob someone!!!
Posted by: booger on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:24 AM
They guy needed help? For what? Someone to hold the crowbar for him while he got the radio out of the car? I wish I knew who broke into MY car in Huntington years ago. I'd blast them too.
Posted by: To BETHANY 10:43 PM on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:23 AM
BETHANY your a idiot!! Yea stay in doors and watch someone drive away with your car! Did you finish school??????
Posted by: SCB on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:17 AM
I'm glad the man's Chevy Lumina is ok. It would have been a tragedy to lose such a fine auto. Is that worth a life? If so, I warn all to leave my newspaper on the door step in the morning. You could have some trouble coming.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:13 AM
I LOVE THE WAY SOME OF YOU ARE SAYING... YOU SHOULD HAVE HELD HIM TILL THE POLICE GOT THERE! HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A FIGHT WHEN SOMEONE IS HITTING YOU, BITTING YOU, SCRATCHING YOU? ITS NOT THAT EASY!! IM TIRED OF PEOPLE STEALING MY STUFF AND I WOULD HAVE SHOT HIM TO!
Posted by: Sharon on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:10 AM
Choice - Consequence He made his choice (sadly)
Posted by: american on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:06 AM
to this couragaous family man and his family.at last justice was done for all crime victims.i am one several times over.how would you feel if on contacting the sherrif or state police the only answer they have ...if you find your thins let us know and we ll go get them for you or refuse to take fingerprints.allbut admitting they know whose done these numerous crime against my family.talk to most anyone who are crime victims and you will probably get the same distainful oppinion of law?enforcement that my family has.
Posted by: Mary Stacey on Oct 27, 2008 at 09:01 AM
oh my god are you even listening to what you're saying? What if you were just walking home and some guy steps outside to "try to scare" you apparently thats what he said he was trying to do to timmy, but obviously not if he was trying to scare him he could've shot in the air not straight at him! I was one of timmy's good friends he should not have lost his life just because he wanted to take a short cut home....and if he in fact was trying to break in their car why was he shot 50 yards away from their vehicles??? Somebody did this deliberately and there was no reason for it, And further more if he was facing the vehicle he would have got shot in the back, but he got shot in the stomach and that could only mean that he was facing the shooter at the time!
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:59 AM
I commend this victim for standing up and protecting his family. I hate that someone had to die but honest, hardworking people need to start defending ourselves, our belongings and our families. This man was even disabled (as was stated earlier by a family member). If the boy had been arrested, think of all the money the taxpayers would have wasted on him. My husband carries a concealed weapon everywhere he's allowed. We're ready for criminals and we look like a sweet innocent couple that wouldn't even touch a gun. Everyone needs to arm themselves and then hopefully McCain will win so we can use them.
Posted by: Amanda on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:42 AM
I knew that guy who was shot. I know that he WAS NOT breaking into a car. It was a mistake and he was known to have been with another person during the event. The guy he was with, was the one who was breaking into the car. I assume that the shooting was not intended for Timmy. They say that it was self defense, but how can it be self defense if they are standing 250 ft from one another? I knew Timmy fairly well and enough to know that that is not something he would do. They also say that he had a brick in his hand, but yet whenever they found his body, there wasn't a single brick around. How is this fair? Being shot for a crime that you did not committ is not something that someone should deserve. I believe that something has to be done and I know that there is more to this than people are letting on.
Posted by: Dave M on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:33 AM
The castle doctrine says force can be used when someone enters an occupied residence or occupied vehicle I don't think this was the case. I guess some people think you should be able to shoot a kid for stealing bubble gum. I am a hunter and gun owner and unless someone is coming in on you or your family you should not be able to use deadly force against them. The police can't.
Posted by: Emily Kuhn on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:27 AM
The boy did not desrve to get shot. it is a very sad thing to happen in my family. I would had never dremd that he would do any this bad. i will never for get him . He was a good kid and alwayse will be missed in our family!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jenni on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:20 AM
I am sorry for the family of the man that lost his life. I will also pray for the family and the man that had no other choice but to protect his family and property. I am sure they are having a difficult time dealing with this too. I would not think twice about shooting someone that was trying to break in especially if my family was in danger in anyway. I don't think he did anything wrong firing at the 21 year old. He shouldn't have been on his property.
Posted by: TIM on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:06 AM
THIS SHOULD HAPPEN MORE OFTEN, THESE THIEVES WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL THEY ARE DEAD OR PARALIZED. THIS MAN WAS PROTECTING HIS FAMILY!GOOD JOB
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:52 AM
Melisha! Melisha! Melisha! I agree with others that instincts will kick in. If you think that it is okay for someone to steal from other then you are surely the stupid one. People must to work hard to get what they have and to have others take it or attempt to take it is a bad thing. If you think its not then maybe you can give thieves you address and let them come take what does not belong to them but to you.
Posted by: close by on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:51 AM
the man was not protecting his family they were three men there not one but three more than one gun the boy weighed 115 pounds and no wepon they ment to kill him
Posted by: Pam on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:46 AM
I totally agree that something has to be done. There is one cop to how many thousand people? This is the only solution to problems like this. Do you really think that this boy was not going to hurt this disabled man? Get real.
Posted by: Matt on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:32 AM
I will say it again as I did in my first post...KUDOS to the man that defended his property! And i KNOW that everyone on here is gonna defend the criminal, but BEFORE you do go get a Scioto County Ohio map and you will see that geographically if there was NOT a deputy in the area, then the Sheriff's Department is approximately 45 minutes to an hour away from the Scioto/Jackson County line. And I personally would not want to struggle with a thief for an hour if my life or my family's life depended on it. Often times bleeding hearts are quick to judge, but consider the circumstances once in awhile. I know Marty and his staff will do what is right in the investigation. Matt
Posted by: Gallipolis Ferry on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:29 AM
Ten years from now what will be on his conscience, letting a boy steal his car or murdering a boy! A car is just a car.
Posted by: Ron on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:22 AM
hold everything Ms. BETHANY, I agreed with you this boy didn't have to loose his life, and nobody does, whether you are the thief or victim. read the story, SELF DEFENSE, as far as a Christian taking another life, I think different, I don't resort to violence or am I violent, I've been a Christian since I was 12, which is most of my life, and I for one would blow anyone's head off that would try to hurt my family or me, I don't care the size, color, national origin or religion, I have as many others have a God given right to protect what is mine.
Posted by: Rob on Oct 27, 2008 at 06:18 AM
Funny how all the friends want to make the criminal a saint. The boy was on somebody's property and he was breaking into a car. Fact. We don't know what happened or what was said, but the property owner was felt threatened enough to shoot. Fact. My opinion is based on thses facts, and I say while it is a shame the boy chose this path, he had to face the consequences of his actions. A life of crime can get you killed. He made a choice to break into that car. His family and friends need to look at their their own lives if they think that was a positive choice to make and the victim is at fault.
Posted by: Concerned on Oct 27, 2008 at 01:57 AM
Breaking into a car is not enough of a reason to kill someone in my opinion. If it was self defense, it is acceptable. I would just not like this glorified too much though. Taking a life changes many lives in the process...including your own. Only use potentially deadly force if ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. It shouldn't be acceptable to people for others to just go around shooting people.
Posted by: Laura on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:49 AM
"Melisha," were you there when it happened? I didn't think so. If a person is on another person's property without the consent of the owner the owner has the right to defend himself if he feels he is in danger. Did you read the part about there being a confrontation? That means that the man probably said something like, "hey, get off of my property!" and the other man (the one who was illegally on the property and trying to break into the man's car) either said something threatening, or made a threatening gesture or even attempted to physically harm the owner in some way. The property owner was absolutely within his rights, and the man who was attempting to break into someone else's property was CLEARLY in the wrong and put HIMSELF in harms way by trying to steal from someone else. The moral of the story, if you don't want to get hurt or even killed, STAY OFF OF OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. If the man who had been shot had been a member of my family, I would still feel the same way.
Posted by: close friend, s.c. on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:24 AM
you people have no right to call someone a thief when u don't even know him. timmy was a good friend and a good person.those people didn't have to kill him they should have stayed in the house and called the law.those of you talking about theifs i'm sure you never stole anything in your life before. if it was one of your own kids died wouldn't you want justice. how can u fight soneone when your disable.disable people is not allowed to use a gun.timmy just lived the next driveway over. their's two sides to every story timmy don't get to tell his wheres justice now. it's sad a 21 year old man had to loose his life.he was a son, father, and a good friend.hope nobody takes short cuts through neigbors yards what a way to loose your life.is this an example we set for our children taking matters in our own hands.
Posted by: just a comment on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Let me ask you people something you go out and work hard for everything you own right? I think that if i am in bed and i here something in the middle of the night and i find someone tring to break into my home or my car and take something that is not theirs and i confront that person and he has a weapon of any kind i am going to shoot first and ask questions later especialy in the middle of the night you dont know if that person is alone or if someone else is with them! yes it is a very sorrowful thing to loose a loved one even if it is someone who does not have the right to be doing what he is doing. But you also have to consider the family that has to defend them selves. I do not beleive for a moment that that young man would have left home to do what he was doing if he thought for a moment that it would be his last time. I do feel for both familys envolved and our prayers go out to both. I would defend my family even to the end. That is what this world has come to!
Posted by: jessica on Oct 27, 2008 at 12:09 AM
The guy that shot the kid was protecting his property but, he didnt need have to kill him, they all need prayer.
Posted by: MONICA on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:58 PM
A THIEF IS A THIEF & CALLING THE COPS IS NOT GONNA STOP EM !!! THEY KNOW ITS WRONG BUT YET THEY DO IT OVER & OVER & THIS IS A SOLUTION !!! IT SHOULD DEFINATELY BE LEGAL 2 SHOOT EM DOWN RIGHT THERE !!! ITS SIMPLE IF IT AINT YOURS DONT TOUCH IT & IF YOU WANT MORE THAN WHAT YOUVE GOT GET A JOB LIKE THE REST OF US !!!!! MAYBE IF IT WAS LEGAL 2 DO THIS WE WOULD HAVE MORE PEOPLE WORKING 4 SOMETHING INSTEAD OF STEALING IT OFF THERE NEIGHBORS !!!!! ..... I BET NO ONE WILL STEAL FROM HIM AGAIN ,,,,,,,
Posted by: Penny on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:32 PM
I was broke into a year ago and now move to another state and bought a new house and because a thief broke into my old garage, and i claimed it on insurance, now i cant get insurance because of one claim in 40 years. So hats off to the shooter. If we would have done that then we would have our stuff and insurance on the new place. We carry it for a reason and then still end up with a loss. So the only thing you can do is to protect your stuff. Believe me its the only thing the thief will understand. Like i said hats off to the shooter. I'll vote for you to....Mr. President. Great job. Just another day of true justice. If the courts won't do it then people should.
Posted by: Jo on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Having lived in Scioto County for more than 50 years. This shooting was no suprise to me. When people say that the police should be called, the problem is that the police wont respond, until somebody is shot. As for holding the young man till the police comes, that would only have put his family in more danger. I think the main reason the boy got shot was the lack of law enforcement in Scioto County. The townships that dont pay for additional police are put on the bottom of the list in responce time.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:26 PM
First off the Castel Doctrine only applies to dwellings. I wish it went further but it does not at this time. 2nd This person was caught breaking into a vehicle and it states an altercation then took place, meaning the guy had to fight off the offender. Also this person was breaking into a vehicle. I do believe he has either already or would have in the future break into a house. Its not like criminals have a code of ethics to go by in what to break into and not to break into. Things are steal are things to steal if they are in our out of a residence.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:25 PM
ASK YOUR SELF IF YOU ARE WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH SOMEONE TRING TO GET IN YOUR HOME OR YOUR CAR THE THINGS THAT YOU WORK VERY HARD FOR AND SOMEONE IS THEIR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO TAKE THESE THINGS AND APPROACHES YOU WITH A WEAPON OF ANY KIND AND YOU HAVE A GUN WOULD YOU DEFEND YOUR SELF OR LOOSE YOUR LIFE I THINK HE IS JUSTIFIED IN THIS MATTER BECAUSE I DONT KNOW ANY REAL MAN THAT WOULD NOT DEFEND HIS HOME OR FAMILY
Posted by: someone close on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:19 PM
by the way the drive is a rightaway but not part of there property the boy could walk home without crossing there property they have threated our kids before
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Our thoughts are with the FAMILY of the man who lost his life! A car IS NOT worth taking a life over! YES,Working people get caught STEALING on the job & off. People that work,and don't work STEAL for all kinds of reasons! LISTEN to the NEWS you hear it about everyday! Teachers, Preachers, People in Public Offices,who work and runs the STATE and TOWNS etc., Parents, Teens,Kids. Which ones are the NICE PEOPLE? All,One,or Some of them? Everyone that knows one of these thieves who is their good friends or family most likely will say they are WONDERFUL People or make EXCUSES for why they Commited the CRIME! On the other hand people who don't know them most likely will say they are BAD People,Liars, and Crooks etc.! Can you PICK or CHOOSE the one that should be KILLED for ATTEMPTING TO STEAL,or STEALING? THIS ARTICLE did say:( A MAN ATTEMPTING )TO BREAK IN A CAR WAS SHOT and KILLED! Did he Break INTO or STEAL ANYTHING? Did it happen this way? Was their a weapon? A DEAD man can't talk!
Posted by: someone close on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:07 PM
now wasz give us the rest of the story
Posted by: Jewell on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:06 PM
We need more of this... maybe the thieves would think twice before taking other's belongings.. YOU THINK!!! It's only going to get worse..
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 11:04 PM
It shows how stupid people can be when they get on here and call a man heartless who was protecting his family. I pray they don't indict him!!! This man deserves no punishment for what he did.
Posted by: Scott on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:47 PM
If threatened, we all would shoot. It's that simple. A shame, but instincts WILL kick in.
Posted by: BETHANY on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:43 PM
this boy didnt have to loose his life over a car i think there is more to the story the people should of kept their doors locked and called the sheriff i do believe this was MURDER any christian isnt going to take another life they didnt think about this YOUNG boys family i feel there needs to be a DEEP investigation on this..
Posted by: Close By on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:34 PM
the boy was killed in cold blood he was leaving a friends house to go home that drive way is a short cut to his house the kids have always used it to stay off the highway the young man was shot 50 to 60 yards from the house or cars thats murder
Posted by: RONNIE on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:27 PM
I knew this boy he was one of my friends and was NO thief he didnt derseve to loose his life over this incident he my of derseved a sentence but he definitely didnt deserve the DEATH sentence these people should of called the sheriff when they see this YOUNG boy approaching the home or asked him to leave or they would call the sheriff i dont think they handled this in the right manner i hope they will be a full investigation on this his family is really tourn up over this they could of scared him off they didnt have TO shoot him in COLD BLOOD....
Posted by: Ronnie Cook on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:22 PM
I knew this boy he was one of my friends and was NO thief he didnt derseve to loose his life over this incident he my of derseved a sentence but he definitely didnt deserve the DEATH sentence these people should of called the sheriff when they see this YOUNG boy approaching the home or asked him to leave or they would call the sheriff i dont think they handled this in the right manner i hope they will be a full investigation on this his family is really tourn up over this they could of scared him off they didnt have TO shoot him in COLD BLOOD..
Posted by: Thomas on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:10 PM
If the thief was trying to steal for drugs. He got what was coming to him. I dont know the whole story. Sorry to the deceased family. The shooter did the right thing regardless of what the WHOLE story is.
Posted by: Seth on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Well He was just walking home that is the problem. He just lived right next to the man who shot him. He was just tryin to get home faster he didnt know that he was goin to get killed on his way home. That is why some people shouldnt have guns!
Posted by: Steve on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:01 PM
I truly feel for the shooting victim's family AND for the man who shot him. Both will probably deal with this for a long time. However, had the justice system been doing their jobs for decades, this may not have happened. A slap on the wrist is NOT a deterent to crime, so if that is the only consequence, stealing looks alot more appealing. BUT the prison system was NOT designed to be for rehabilitation! It was designed for punishment, and punishment alone. If sone correctly, the criminal sentenced to prison would NEVER want to go back, and those tempted to break the law would seriously think about the consequences. Now we are at a point that the consequences are: a slap on the wrist if your caught by the law, or a 1 in a million chance that the person you rob, rape, or try to kill is armed and will shoot you. Not a very good deterent either way. Either the courts get tougher, or we do! Right now, a criminal better think twice before testing the odds at my home, with my family.
Posted by: Jen on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:58 PM
Wow how heartbreaking. Its sad because we as people have a right to protect what is ours. It would have been nice if he could have just been shot on the knee. I truly hope this boy wasn't just on his way home and was really breaking into the car. It does open the door to legality if it can't be proven that he was breaking into the car and not just walking by it. My heart does go out the family. Our children make their own choices.
Posted by: MrObvious on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:55 PM
Melisha, this was not about someone dying over attempting to break into a car. If you READ the story, you will see that the burglar decided to fight with the man who came out to stop him. That fight resulted in the proper person getting killed, the burglar. The man defending his property was put in a situation by the burglar where he had to defend his life from the former burglar. You need to stop defending the criminals.
Posted by: ronnie cook on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:55 PM
i knew this boy he was one of my friends and he was no criminal there was no reason to shoot a person just because of trying to break in a car he deserved a sentence but he didnt deserve the DEATH sentence they should of called the sheriff when they seen him approaching the home there was no reason to KILL someone over a car i hope there will be a full Investigation on this because something just doesnt add up....
Posted by: to melisha on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:52 PM
your post shows how stupid people can be... It wasn't his to attempt to take... It was someone elses. Read the earlier post from the owner of the property. The guy tried to attack him... I guess everyone forgot about the poor guy who was run over by theives in Huntington. Theives are criminals. The justice system isn't harsh enough. If all criminals were walking around wondering who might shoot them, many crimes would disappear.
Posted by: hardworker on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:52 PM
Melisha are you that stupid? Evedently you don't work hard just to have someone else to take it simply because they want it. Maybe you are a thief and just taking up for your friend. I have had a family member shot. He was trying to break into a house and was shot, he did live but I have to say that that was the right thing to do at the time. He agrees and has learned his lesson. Maybe this boys friends will take this as a lesson of their own.
Posted by: Melisha on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:11 PM
It was very sad to hear this boy had to die over trying to break into a car its not like he was trying to break into their house all they had to do was call the police not everything had to resort in violence, if it was the other way around im sure they wouldn’t want a member of their family to die over attempting to break into a car. The hole concept is he attempted to break into this persons car but didn’t get inside so there was nothing stolen why would they shoot him when nothing was taken?? This boy didn't deserve to die he just needed help it just shows how heartless some people can be.
Posted by: charles carroll on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:10 PM
We all are facing hard times with the ecomony , all of us have worked hard for what we have .When theives come in the nite and take your property , its time to shoot them down . This was a terrible price this kid payed but its time for thieves to understand when they come to steal in the nite they will face angry armed people , who wont hesitate to use deadly force .
Posted by: slb on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:02 PM
i agree with matt the boy may not have had a weapon,but who knows,he should not have been breaking into someone elses car . i fell for the family though.you can only raise them to know right from wrong.
Posted by: happy on Oct 26, 2008 at 09:00 PM
to the person commenting about the law suit. it cant happen. not only does the castle doctrine give you the right to protect your property but it also protects you from lawsuits. every state should have the castle doctrine. GO VICTIM and thanks for making this theif only cost 50 cents
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:58 PM
To the Aunt who is saying this punk was just on his way home....why was he trying to take something that didn't belong to him if he was "on his way home"? If this is out in the country like Matt says than it's not like he was just walking by the car on the street and someone "mistook" him for a thief. I'm sorry for your loss, but sometimes good people love bad people.
Posted by: Tiger on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:53 PM
Too Bad!!! Another thief off the streets. This man was just protecting his property. If this kid worked for a living, he would'nt have time to steal from others.
Posted by: Uncle of Victim on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:53 PM
How can you people sit and make such rudes comments about a person that you didn't know. And nobody knows what really happened, except the victims of the car and the victim that was shot and did lose his life. I would appreciate if you dont make judgement on somebody if you don't know all of the facts.
Posted by: Fred on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:45 PM
Justice was served!!! WE all need more justice like this and the area would be a safer place to live. Congratulations to the owner. Job well done my friend.
Posted by: cosmo on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:44 PM
so sorry it had to end this way, it makes things tough for both sides, especially when the law don't understand. I protect my property with a 20ga. 4 nights a week, the only thing the thief has to do is pick the right night. 4 out of 7 don't sound too bad...
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:37 PM
See this is why people shouldn't do bad things cause good people will have to shoot you down...*Sighs*
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:28 PM
The guy got what he deserved. It's that simple(if that is what really happened).
Posted by: Annos on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:24 PM
I am the daughter the victim, the man was on my isolated property at 4 am my dad stepped out to confront the man the criminal charged my dad while rasing a weapon my dad protected me my husband our childern and my sister and brother in law and my mother i love him for protected us we have had many break in at our home and our home is off the road and is not in anyway a walkthrough to anyones home but my own and that man did not live here there one way out and one way in to MY HOME not theirs i love my dad and we are having to deal with this as while he is not a violent person in any way this was a last resort my dad is sick and disabled but he had no choice please keep us and our family and the victims family in your prayers as well for they to are victims by their family members doing criminal acts
Posted by: Grieveing family member on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:13 PM
thats right they should have just held him till the cops got there not killed him. It is murder. Would you like if your child was killed instead of trying to just stop them and calling the cops.
Posted by: private on Oct 26, 2008 at 08:06 PM
These victims were not worried about possessions. They were worried about their family.When someone comes at you with a weapon, you cant call a "time out" for a phone call. He did the right thing by protecting his family first.
Posted by: matt on Oct 26, 2008 at 06:41 PM
KUDOS to the man that defended his property! And i KNOW that everyone on here is gonna defend the criminal, but BEFORE you do go get a Scioto County Ohio map and you will see that geographically if there was NOT a deputy in the area, then the Sheriff's Department is approximately 45 minutes to an hour away from the Scioto/Jackson County line. And I personally would not want to struggle with a thief for an hour if my life or my family's life depended on it. Often times bleeding hearts are quick to judge, but consider the circumstances once in awhile. I know Marty and his staff will do what is right in the investigation. Matt
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 06:32 PM
now watch the family of that guy sue that poor guy who was defending his property. That man got what he deserved, plain and simple.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 06:29 PM
I know this boy he is my nephew he was killed in cold blood. Nobody needs to lose their life like this. It was Murder.The boy was on his way home. How would you like for one of your children to be killed like that he had no weapons on him but he was shot and killed instantly
Posted by: Rick on Oct 26, 2008 at 05:40 PM
We need the kill bill in Ohio and West Virginia.....You are allowed to kill anyone attempting to steal on your property in the states of Ohio Texas and Florida.
Posted by: Rick on Oct 26, 2008 at 05:25 PM
KUDOS to the car owner/resident more of this will end all this lawessness.
Posted by: kristin on Oct 26, 2008 at 05:13 PM
I agree this world is better 1 down millions more theifs to go
Posted by: wonderful on Oct 26, 2008 at 04:59 PM
I hate that the 21 year old had to die.... BUT.. that is the price you pay when you are that stupid.... Now if we had more instances of this, The world would be safer. Nobody wants to die for something that little that badly...
Posted by: R. J. on Oct 26, 2008 at 04:58 PM
This the only way these worthless criminals will learn. Make being a thief a risky job. Make them wonder if this crime is worth loosing my life over.
Posted by: booger on Oct 26, 2008 at 04:17 PM
OH YEAH, i would like to give an open invitation to th victim to PLEASE move to huntington, we need more citizens like you. i guarantee you the thugs and street trash that prowl around all night will think twice about going down this guys street. to mr obvious dont you know its OBVIOUS that crooks are idiots, theres not alot they understand. i believe this guy should run for president, ill vote for him
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 04:12 PM
the car or anything in it was not worth taking someone's life. the victim should of just called the police. i do not know either party in this situation.
Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 26, 2008 at 04:02 PM
GET A JOB!!!! People work for a reason.......
Posted by: anon on Oct 26, 2008 at 04:01 PM
i agree i recently had over $20,000 worth of items stolen off of me and i would have prefered for the thief to have been shot but instead we are awaiting a postponed court date that the piece of you know what will prob only get a fine and probation.. What happens to the $20,000 worth of items that he took in for junk that my family woked hard to get.... nothing we lose all the way around .......
Posted by: JSmith on Oct 26, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Once again, the best justice was given on that day. Taxpayers saved tons of money by keeping the criminal out of the penal system, man possessions were preserved, and his safety was up held by the very person that should up hold it, himself. Good Shooting! But by next week, Obama will make sure you have no guns! Way to take an advantage of time management
Posted by: Pam on Oct 26, 2008 at 03:42 PM
Thieves are usually people that you couldn't beat a days work out of. If they would get out and work like the rest of us then they wouldn't have time to get out and steal. I don't agree that the car or it's contents were worth a life but the person knew the risks before he engaged in criminal behavior. Probably wasn't his first time either.
Posted by: edward means on Oct 26, 2008 at 03:32 PM
what can ya expect i would probably shot the man to for such actions no one mess's with property that does not belong to them.
Posted by: MrObvious on Oct 26, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Breaking into peoples cars and then fighting with them after getting caught is a good way to get shot. Criminals need to understand this. All in all, an good ending to something that could have turned out much worse for the victim. (For all you criminal supporters, the victim was the man who was forced to defend his life.)
Posted by: Scott on Oct 26, 2008 at 03:17 PM
YES, this is what we need more of. Armed citizens who are alert and aware! Criminals need to have that fear put back into them. I am honestly happy that this happened, now, let's see some more armed citizens follow suit.
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