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A farmer in Anderson, Indiana, will not be charged for shooting two juveniles who were "joy riding on golf carts across his property," reported the Chronicle-Tribune.
The farmer, Brent Schalk, had been arrested for battery with a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness for shooting two young men with birdshot after they had entered a farm outbuilding. Schalk felt compelled to use a gun to defend his property because his farm had suffered $10,000 worth of damage from vandals just in the two previous days. Between May and October 14, when Schalk shot the intruders, his property had been vandalized five times.
The prosecuting attorney in the case, Rodney Cummings, said that there is evidence that five juveniles, including the two wounded youths, had damaged Schalk's equipment and that he would ...
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