Oct 24 2008
Pope Airman Shoots Intruder
A Fayetteville man shot and wounded an intruder who was breaking into his apartment, then performed first aid on the suspect while waiting for authorities, Fayetteville police said.
Police said Pope Air Force Sgt. Jared Johnson came home to his apartment on the 400 block of Acacia Circle about 2:30 p.m. to find two men inside.
Johnson confronted the intruders and shot one of them in the leg, police Sgt. Samuel Oates said. The man who was shot was identified as Christopher Pittman of the 7800 block of Laura Ann Court, Oates said. Pittman was charged with the break-in, police said.
Johnson made one mistake. He shot the guy in the leg. He should have shot him in the head and killed him. Now he runs the risk of some ambulance chasing pig with a law degree seeking out Pittman and convincing him to sue Johnson for shooting him. It’s happened.
