Sunday, November 18, 2012

Man Shoots Intruder


{Charleston, West Virginia}...Police say Jack Boggess of Charleston called 911 about 3:00 A.M. Saturday morning and told dispatchers he shot 33 year old Darin Lanning of Culledon in the shoulder after he found him half-naked and eating in his kitchen. Lanning had allegedly kicked in Boggess' door, entered his home, taken off his cowboy boots, jeans and coat, and was closing the refrigerator door when Boggess woke up. Police say, when Boggess pointed a gun at Lanning and ordered him to the ground, Lanning took two steps toward Boggess in a threatening manner, Boggess then shot him and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. Lanning told police he thought he was at a friend’s house in Hurricane. About 1:00 A.M. that morning, Hurricane police had arrested Lanning at the Creek Side Bar, where they had found him lying face down in the parking lot.  He had been taken to an alcohol treatment facility in Charleston and apparently walked away.