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Sunday, March 05, 2017

Dad mistakes teen visiting daughter for burglar; kills him

GROVETOWN, Ga. -- Authorities say a man fatally shot a suspected intruder without realizing that his 14-year-old daughter had let the teenager into the home in east Georgia.

Columbia County sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris tells news outlets that Grovetown homeowner Derrick Fulton killed 17-year-old Jordan Middleton while investigating noises he heard downstairs about 3 a.m. Saturday.

Fulton told investigators that he announced he was armed and told the suspected burglar to identify himself. Upon giving a second warning, Fulton says he entered a guest bedroom. Fulton said Middleton ran out of the closet and he shot him once in the chest.

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20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Father of the year award winner?

Zorro said...

oh well...the kid should have said something.....WTF is the daughter doing letting people in at 3am.....something smells here

Steve said...

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. there are no winners here. Please, youngster, realize there are adults who hold family members holy, you stupid dumbasses. That's how you die at a young age.

Anonymous said...

8:43-Duh.

Anonymous said...

Zorro...she was a teen trying to do what bad teens do. Stupid things that they don't want their parents to know about. Why is a 17ur old messing with a 14 yr old. I feel bad for the father. He had no idea why that guy was there and why he busted out of the closet. Where were the parents of the 17yr old?

Anonymous said...

That's one father who won't have to worry about older boys messing with his daughter any more. They will all steer clear now.

Zorro said...

I agree with you....it is a tragedy .....very sad.....

Anonymous said...

I'm assuming he wasn't there to help her with her U.S. History test.

Anonymous said...

If it was a cop shooting you would be doing your typical clinton campaign talking points and bashing. Cops speed boo hoo cops eat dounuts boo hoo cops don't do anything boo hoo.

Anonymous said...

3am is a deadly time to visit , all blacks know that!

Anonymous said...

Just a sad thing here . Don't be buttheads

Anonymous said...

I'm sure the dad feels bad about taking the life of a teenager that was just trying to do what teenagers do. But his actions were justified, and hopefully will serve as a lesson to other teenagers when they visit a young girl in her parent's house in the middle of the night.

Anonymous said...

just protect'in his white daughter ....that's all

Anonymous said...

3am, something rotten going on, kid needed to be shot. Ended his long criminal career early.

Anonymous said...

@11:16, where is there any reference to "white" as it pertains to the Fulton family?

Anonymous said...

Why is a 17ur old messing with a 14 yr old.
March 1, 2017 at 9:17 PM

I'm hoping you know the answer to that.

Anonymous said...

Sounds to me like the 14 year old was messing with the 17 year old. She did let him in after all. Silly girl, in my day YOU snuck out and nobody got shot.

Anonymous said...

Now you just know that Liberals are going to be out blaiming us gun owners and the NRA for this, but we must make sure that when we see Liberals trying to Do That, we need to fight back against them and Let Them Know that we will not accept their scorn. There is Nothing Wrong with defending your house and your daughter from a thug who is trying to gain entry in the Middle of the Night. I would have shot him, too.

Anonymous said...

I bet it's hell living in that house right now. Some of you can make light of it but killing someone, especially in your home, is no small thing.

Anonymous said...

If I caught HIM jumping out of a closet in my house at 3 AM, I would have put 3 rounds from a Glock in him before he hit the floor. I don't care who let him in. I'm sorry, but he's as dumb as he looks, oops, looked, taking that picture. I guess he could have been Obama's son, if he had one.