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HOMEOWNER BUSTED AFTER SHOOTING BURGLAR
By JOE McGURK and WILLIAM J. GORTA
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December 29, 2002 -- A Long Island homeowner blasted a would-be burglar with a .22-caliber pistol as the thug climbed through a window yesterday - and later said he has no regrets, although he was arrested.
"I would do it again, because you never know what these people are capable of," said Mark Freamon, 45, who faces weapons charges because cops say the Browning Challenger II semi-automatic handgun he used to protect his Inwood home is unlicensed.
"I would have been a whole lot sorrier had I not done it," he said. "But now I'm in legal trouble."
The incident, which left the burglary suspect only slightly wounded, began yesterday morning when Freamon heard noises and saw " a large black mass" outside the window of his home.
"Suddenly a body crashes through, I'm panicked, the adrenaline was rushing, and I instinctively racked the slide, pointed it to the middle [of the intruder] and fired four shots," Freamon said.
The intruder fell back through the window and Freamon called 911.
The intruder ran off, but police tracked suspect Edwin Murdaugh, 42, to a nearby house and arrested him.
Murdaugh was admitted to Jamaica Hospital and charged with second-degree burglary, cops said.
Freamon, meanwhile, was charged with fourth-degree weapons possession for the pistol, which he said he bought out of state.
He was given an appearance ticket and released.
Police also seized three legally owned rifles from Freamon's house, which he said had been burglarized before.
"I'm angry at [Murdaugh], but there's nothing I can do," Freamon said. "This leaves me in a bad situation; now I'm unarmed."
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/65764.htm
By JOE McGURK and WILLIAM J. GORTA
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December 29, 2002 -- A Long Island homeowner blasted a would-be burglar with a .22-caliber pistol as the thug climbed through a window yesterday - and later said he has no regrets, although he was arrested.
"I would do it again, because you never know what these people are capable of," said Mark Freamon, 45, who faces weapons charges because cops say the Browning Challenger II semi-automatic handgun he used to protect his Inwood home is unlicensed.
"I would have been a whole lot sorrier had I not done it," he said. "But now I'm in legal trouble."
The incident, which left the burglary suspect only slightly wounded, began yesterday morning when Freamon heard noises and saw " a large black mass" outside the window of his home.
"Suddenly a body crashes through, I'm panicked, the adrenaline was rushing, and I instinctively racked the slide, pointed it to the middle [of the intruder] and fired four shots," Freamon said.
The intruder fell back through the window and Freamon called 911.
The intruder ran off, but police tracked suspect Edwin Murdaugh, 42, to a nearby house and arrested him.
Murdaugh was admitted to Jamaica Hospital and charged with second-degree burglary, cops said.
Freamon, meanwhile, was charged with fourth-degree weapons possession for the pistol, which he said he bought out of state.
He was given an appearance ticket and released.
Police also seized three legally owned rifles from Freamon's house, which he said had been burglarized before.
"I'm angry at [Murdaugh], but there's nothing I can do," Freamon said. "This leaves me in a bad situation; now I'm unarmed."
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/65764.htm
