After being ordered to leave a home in north St. Louis County, Missouri, a robber, naked from the waist down, stood over the sleeping couple's bed and told them to “shoot him.”
In fact, the thief's wish was her husband's command.
“Missouri law clearly gives homeowners the right to protect themselves, especially while on their own property,” St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said in a statement to KDSK.
Cedric Marshall, 47, broke into the couple's home in the Hanley Hills area through an unlocked back door at about 5am last Tuesday. KDSK-TV reported.Citing court documents.
“Mr. Marshall was partially naked and standing over the couple, which woke the homeowners up,” Maj. Ron Martin of the North County Police Cooperative Association told the station. More specifically, Mr. Marshall was naked from the waist down. KMOV-TV reported..
“She ordered her husband to leave,” KDSK reported, citing court documents.
But Marshall “lunged at the homeowner and threatened to shoot me,” KDSK added, citing court documents.
Police told KDSK that as the two struggled, the homeowner shot Marshall once in the chest.
The suspect then fell to the floor, saying, “Okay, please don't shoot anymore,” KMOV reported, citing the indictment.
Police told KMOV that the victim again ordered Marshall to leave the home and Marshall complied. Marshall, who weighs 225 pounds, collapsed in the backyard of the home, according to KDSK.
Police responded to the 7900 block of Bloom Drive to investigate a reported home invasion and shooting and found Marshall in the backyard suffering from a gunshot wound, according to KMOV.
“We found his pants on the porch of their house,” Maj. Martin told KDSK about Marshall.
KDSK reported that the couple and their two children, ages 5 and 10, were not injured, and that Marshall left a trail of blood inside the couple's home.
At the time, investigators didn't know why the suspect, who lives about six miles away in Wellston, targeted the family's home, according to KDSK.
“Missouri law clearly gives homeowners the right to protect themselves, especially while on their own property,” St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said in a statement to KDSK.
KDSK reported that Marshall was hospitalized.
St. Louis County prosecutors have charged Marshall with first-degree theft and misdemeanor assault, KMOV reported. He is being held on $250,000 cash bail, KDSK reported.
You can watch the video report here About that incident.
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