Gun stops intruder (murder trial witness) at lawmaker's home

[MaineCWPtraining]

AMHERST – Two very different paths crossed late Tuesday night at a house on a quiet street in Amherst: a newly elected state representative on the eve of his first official day in office and a key witness in the trial of Steven Spader, the teenager convicted of hacking a woman to death in nearby Mont Vernon.

Police say Eldon Spikes, 20, broke into the home of Representative Peter T. Hansen, 67, who ended up holding Spikes at gunpoint until police arrived.

"I was quite startled, especially when he introduced himself as tied to the people involved in the Mont Vernon murder, and when he said there was someone else with him," said Hansen, a Republican representing District 6. "At the time I was not armed, but I did have a permit for my personal protection. I retrieved my gun and held him there and called the police."

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[In God We Trust]

For a minute there I thought they were talking about Amherst, MA. Then I paused and thought "There are no guns in Amherst, this must be the Onion or something"

You guys will get a kick out of the first comment posted to the story:

i once asked a man who is a security specialist for not just home owners but corporations about what is the best thing for home defense? This is a man who makes millions protecting rich peoples homes and multi-billion companies whom I happened to have the chance to attend a lecture he had, He replied the best thing was a pump action shot gun. He said that 85 out of 100 times you would never have to pull the trigger as criminals know the sound and are almost always scared of a homeowner with a gun.
- Brian, Wakefield

 

[ScottS]

For a minute there I thought they were talking about Amherst, MA. Then I paused and thought "There are no guns in Amherst, this must be the Onion or something"

You guys will get a kick out of the first comment posted to the story:

Argh...you beat me to the punch on quoting that first comment. Classic. Just classic. Especially the bizarre level of precision of the statistic: 85 out of 100. Really? 85%?

 

[40 caliber]

So this guy breaks into a home. tells the owner he is friends with people known to do a brutal killing only a town away. He then proceeds to wait sitting on the floor while the home owner gets his firearm. - maybe on drugs? yea, or one not really ready for a life of crime, that is for sure.