Man
who shot intruder faces no charges
Originally
ran here as:
Man who shot intruder faces no charges
Herald-Journal,
GoUpstate.com, July 25, 2001
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA -- A man who shot
and killed a home invader Monday night will not likely face criminal charges,
according to authorities.
The Solicitor's and Sheriff's offices have
"decided at this point not to charge him. It looks like self-defense,"
Sheriff's Lt. Ron Gahagan said.
Charles Lies intended to return to his home on
Stewart Road briefly Monday evening to change clothes when he saw a man standing
in his kitchen, Gahagan said. The intruder had several firearms that belonged to
Lies.
Lies pulled out a pistol he was carrying and
shot the intruder twice, Gahagan said.
The victim of the shooting was identified as
Robert Michael Cannon. He was 28.
According to Gahagan, Cannon was wanted by
authorities. "He had an outstanding criminal domestic violence
charge," Gahagan said. "This fellow had a history of taking things
that did not belong to him."
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