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Suspect beaten by alleged victim
TweetYOUNGSTOWN — A city man was hoping to steal from a South Side couple, but instead ended up beaten by his intended victim and thrown in the Mahoning County jail.
Richard King, 23, of Maywood Avenue, appeared today for video arraignment from the jail before Judge Elizabeth Kobly Youngstown Municipal Court on aggravated burglary charges. His bond has been set at $75,000.
According to police, King went to a home in the 500 block of West Judson early Monday morning, broke a window, unlocked the front door and came into the home. The breaking glass and barking dog awakened the male and female couple living in the home.
The male resident told police he went to check on the dog and noise when he saw a shadowy figure, later determined to be King, standing in the living room. King, reports said, was standing in the living room with a large rock raised above his head and began coming toward the man.
King tried to strike him, but the man was able to punch King in the forehead, leaving a cut above King’s right eye. The resident then “took King to the floor” before picking him up and forcing him out the front door of the house, according to police reports.
When police arrived they found King standing in the front yard after he had just been tossed out of the house. He was arrested.
The male resident did have an injury to the fingers on his left hand, according to the reports.
Comments
Now, that's the kind of "Good News" I like to read in the Vindy! Looks like this King got his crown!
Kudos to the homeowner!! He should've done A LOT more damage to the suspect, though.
he would be a statistic at my house
awesome job, if only more people would stand up for themselves maybe the scum would think twice before entering a home.
i bet the robber sues the homeowner for the injuries he sustained
nice job, punched in the forehead, lmfao...
I don't believe that victim response is sanctioned in Youngstown . Our mayor's response to crime is a message of tolerance .
TOLERANCE IS THE ANSWER
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Crazy man.. crazy
Lucky for the bad guy, the homeowner didn't kill the him in his home. Unlucky for the homeowner ...the bad guy will probably drag the homeowner into criminal and civil court...claiming he was just minding his own business in front of the house and the homeowner came outside and beat him up. Homeowner gets probation and loses his home....it could happen!
ProAm--Time for you to take onother one of those pills the doc gives you. Now youre arguing with no one. Why dont you communicate the old fashioned way--on a park bench- yelling at the pigions.
Hopefully some time behind bars (knowing Kobly he'll probably get a good amount of it) and a headache will make him think about the path he has chosen for his life. I know this young man and he's not the nicest person, he is right where he deserves to be and mighty lucky not to be dead.