Illinois is starting to become a place where armed self-defense is a thing. The would-be bad guys haven't gotten the memo. Intruder facing charges after being shot during Arcola home invasion: State’s Attorney
State’s Attorney Rob Kosic told WCIA that he charged Dalton Kresin with three counts: attempted home invasion, residential burglary and criminal trespassing. The first two charges are Class 1 felonies, with the latter being a Class 4 felony.
The charges allege that on Jan. 17, Kresin tried to break into a home at Pine and Washington Streets in Arcola. Kosic said the person living at the house was present and was armed with a gun. They shot Kresin as he tried to break in.
Arcola, Illinois is about a 30 mile drive south of Champaign (home of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini), or about 125 mile drive west of Indianapolis, Indiana.
As for self-defense catching on in The Land of Lincoln...
The attempted home invasion in Arcola is one of several throughout Central Illinois over the last four months that ended with the would-be intruder being shot. In November, two men were shot and killed within 10 days as they tried to break into homes in Champaign and Decatur. Both shootings were found to be lawful by the Champaign and Macon County State’s Attorneys.
Earlier this month, Alexia Templar of Decatur successfully defended her home and her young children against three armed intruders. She shot one of them and all three suspects are facing charges.
Self-defense is a human right.
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