This site doesn't dispense legal advice, but in no jurisdiction I am aware of is it okay to use deadly force to stop someone from stealing a sign from your front yard:
Rowles pleaded not guilty Monday to felonious assault. A preliminary hearing was set for Nov. 4, Election Day. ...
[Lt. Bishop] said there was no evidence the thefts were anything more than teen vandalism. No charges were filed against the boys.
I predict he'll walk. (The clue is how they chose to charge him. If they were serious, they'd have charged him with attempted murder and plead him down to felonious assault.) He's lucky he didn't kill anyone, because then even Ohio Republicans wouldn't be able to save him from jail time. Under Ohio law, a conviction for felonious assault carries a minimum 2-year prison sentence.
Better luck next time.
Posted by: Jenni | October 29, 2008 at 02:27 AM
Palin is going to take him wolf-hunting to sharpen his skills.
Posted by: Mithras | October 29, 2008 at 07:07 AM