Burglary suspect sues 90-year-old homeowner who shot him
GREENBRAE, Calif. (AP) - A homeowner who police say survived being shot in the jaw during a burglary has received startling news: The burglary suspect sued him for returning fire.
The Marin Independent Journal reported Wednesday that Samuel Cutrufelli filed the suit claiming 90-year-old Jay Leone negligently shot him.
Cutrufelli is charged with two counts of attempted murder after Leone was shot in the face on Jan. 3. Police say Cutrufelli was wounded when Leone returned fire.
Leone has vowed to countersue, saying Cutrufelli was the one who busted in his door and shot him before tying his hands with a belt and going through his valuables.
Leoni says he was able to get free and grab a handgun stashed in his bathroom.
The Marin Independent Journal reported Wednesday that Samuel Cutrufelli filed the suit claiming 90-year-old Jay Leone negligently shot him.
Cutrufelli is charged with two counts of attempted murder after Leone was shot in the face on Jan. 3. Police say Cutrufelli was wounded when Leone returned fire.
Leone has vowed to countersue, saying Cutrufelli was the one who busted in his door and shot him before tying his hands with a belt and going through his valuables.
Leoni says he was able to get free and grab a handgun stashed in his bathroom.
Unfriggin' believable. You hear about things like this and assume it has to be a joke.
Just so everyone knows, Common Sense for Oregon is trying to get our Castle Doctrine expanded so this sort of nonsense wouldn't happen here. It would ensure "every person may use force to defend his or her home or business against an intruder, without having to retreat. Any criminal trespasser, who is injured because of a condition on the property where he is trespassing, has no right of recovery for such injury." That even covers trespassers injuring themselves while trying to break into your home and then suing you for it. It happens, and this initiative would protect home and business owners in our state.Â
And I would like to meet the lawyer that took this case on!