Remember 74 year old Kenneth Englund? He was charged with FELONY ASSAULT for chasing down a criminal stealing gasoline. Kenneth was armed with an unloaded shotgun. The charges were then reduced to misdemeanors. Still an outrage.
Finally this comes via AOL News, “Charges Dropped Against Vigilante Farmer.”
Vigilante? Since when is protecting your property “vigilantesim”? Are the hoplophobes on the left so fearful of a strong willed man that if he “dare protect his property with the mere threat of violence”, well then, he must be some sort of bloodthirsty vigilante out to kill anyone for any reason.
CAMBRIDGE, Minn. (AP) - Charges were dropped Tuesday against a retired farmer who earned widespread accolades for chasing down a gasoline thief while wielding a shotgun.
Kenneth Englund, 74, was initially charged with felony assault, though those charges were reduced to two misdemeanors - pointing a gun at another person and disorderly conduct.
Isanti County Attorney Jeffrey Edblad said Tuesday that his office no longer believes it can prove the case, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported.
Englund’s attorney, Brian Toder, had sought dismissal of the charges, saying his client was within his rights.
The retired farmer and his dog came upon Christian Harris Smith, 28, and a woman Oct. 15 near Englund’s place as Smith was taking gasoline from a vehicle. He then chased their vehicle, according to a criminal complaint.
Smith pleaded guilty this month and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. According to a transcript of an interview at a prison where Smith is serving time for an unrelated drug offense, Smith said Englund did not point a gun at him.
Englund said he is thankful for support from as far away as Canada, California, Ohio and Florida and is “very happy” with the outcome.
“I will still be a vigilant person,” he added. “But I’ll leave my dog and shotgun at home.”
Associated Press
Hooray for Mr. Englund for beating an obvious bad rap and a rousing Jeer for County Attorney Jeff Edblad for even considering to try Mr. Englund on ANY charges. What every government sycophant needs to realize is that we, as Americans, do not take the law into our own hands, we ARE the law.
However, Mr. Englund, you keep on toting your shotgun, everyone who sent you well wishes and prayed for you has your back.
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