Ohio Homeowner Sends Burglar To Hospital With High-Velocity Makeover

Alleged burglar Joseph F. Willis picked the wrong community to target, and managed to earn himself several new holes:

Detective Jason Newman says about 2 p.m. Friday, Joseph F. Willis forced his way into a home along County Road 19 near the Kitts Hill area of Lawrence County.

Investigators say during the burglary, the homeowner was in the house and had a gun. He shot at Willis multiple times, hitting him in the cheek and stomach.

Willis left the house and crashed his car into a ditch about half a mile from the home. He was flown to Cabell Huntington Hospital.

The sheriff’s department says Willis, who is from Ironton, will be charged with aggravated burglary.

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No charges are expected to be filed against the homeowner. The local community watch program does not seem to follow a “hands off” approach.

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