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Walnut Hill Homeowner Shoots Burglar
May 18, 2013
A burglar was shot by a homeowner Friday afternoon in Walnut Hill.
About 4 p.m., the resident of the 3900 block of Rockaway Creek Road reported a burglary in progress at his home. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said he arrived home to find two intruders inside of the residence.
The homeowner held the suspects at gunpoint while he called the Sheriff’s Office. As he was speaking with dispatchers, one of the suspects, identified at 33-year old Ricky Dewayne Taylor, lunged toward him. The homeowner fired a .38 caliber revolver, striking Taylor in the leg. Taylor was alert and conscious when he was transferred to LifeFlight to be airlifted to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. His injuries did not appear life threatening.
The female suspect, identified as 35-year old Teresa Dianne Sunday, received a minor injury on her face from a ricochet; she was taken into custody at the scene by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor and Sunday were charged with burglary of a residence and grand theft of a dwelling. Sunday was being held with bond set at $12,500 Saturday night in the Escambia County Jail, while Taylor remained hospitalized.
The homeowner was not injured, and no charges have been filed against him.
Pictured top: Burglary suspect Ricky Taylor, shot in the leg, is loaded into an ambulance on Rockaway Creek Road Friday afternoon. Pictured inset and bottom: Taylor is transferred to LifeFlight. Pictured below: The scene of an alleged burglary that ended with the suspect being shot Friday afternoon in Walnut Hill. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
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80 Responses to “Walnut Hill Homeowner Shoots Burglar”
Re: Cream
The victim is the one with the bullet wound? Really? Actually, that’s not exactly true. The homeowner is the victim! I grew up with my whole family being in Law Enforcement. Walking into another man’s home, especially when he/she isn’t home is not something we were “taught” NOT to do, it is something we all just KNEW better than to do. We were taught “locks don’t keep theives out, they let honest people know your not home.” And believe me, my family believed in SYG long before Fl passed the law.
Think b4 u speak. this is a one sided story. the victim is the guy with the bullet in his knee. we r none perfect god is the true judge, hypocrice and passing judgement on others are sins and the lord will judge u. thats far worse than a court
You want something, you WORK for it, don’t care who you are. Proud member of the NRA.
Times are too tough to waste a valuable bullet for a leg shot.. center mass is right, who ever said that
Teach you to break into someones home, now won’t it. Good for home owner, protect what it yours at any expense.
To bad the owner didn’t get a few more shots in.They got what they deserve.Maybe next time maybe they will win the grand prize…Six foot under….
To the friends and family the of the perps who are in jail for BURGLARY: if you don’t want to be offended, turn your computer off; I am offended that YOUR friend or family memeber thought it necessary to break and enter into a house that was not theirs; I am offended you’re up her being offended; this would not be happening if YOUR friend or family got arrested for BURGLARY; TOUGH if you do not like what people say; they’d say much worse if it was not being moderated; you’re welcome!
they got wat they deserved they should be put in jail for a whil.
I went to school with Teresa. She was a great person & her parents were wonderful loving people. They raised their kids in a loving home. She has 4 kids now that her mom helps raise. Sometimes good people make bad mistakes. She was doing better & sometimes all it takes is 1 person to bring you back down. Teresa has a great heart and I am unsure what she was thinking. I am sure it is more to this story because she lives on or near this road it happened at.
BZ homeowner for protecting what is yours. 2nd Amendment used properly.
RE:mnon
Because the burglar isn’t dead and got shot by the home owner, watch in a few months the home owner will get sued by the burglar for getting shot. I’ve seen it happen… and the burglar win. So in the end he will get your money even though he failed the first time getting your possessions.
That is actually incorrect. The Castle Doctrine (Not “Stand Your Ground”) protects homeowners from liability in situations like this. Not too long ago your statement would have been correct – dirtbags suing homeowners for injury while committing a crime at victims’ residence and winning suits! No longer the case.
can’t reseit! What were they (robbers) thinking of. People in the country have guns for a reason. and its not to say “hey I own a gun” “isn’t it pretty”. We live in the country and protect what we own. I am not going to shoot in the leg in the military they show to shoot center mass, growing up in the country we are taught to kill it. Just the way I feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its not right for anyone to talk about someones family. Yeah, that woman has made a few mistakes in her past, But that does not mean that her children are going to follow in her foot steps. Her whole family isnt like her im sure! I know her kids and they are not bad at all. People should be ashamed that they say things like this about other people.
MAYBE SHE WILL GET SOME REAL TIME… BREWTON GAVE HER SLAP ON THE HAND…
how dare u people talk about my mom & cousin like this i mean i agree that the homeowner should have shot him thats common sense but when u go talkin bout someones family its not right yall are the reason why the world is in the shape it is dont try and blame it on others that are just makin dumb mistakes. Anyway look our household isnt trouble my grandma and my siblings are nice and good people come by our house and see yourself
to bob hudsen,
yes your in the country, and there is a lot of target practicing, but remember with guns and practicing there comes responsibility. I had a neighbor who was shooting into a pond and when I told him the bullets were richocetting towards my house his said bullets don’t richocet off water. make sure you have a good back stop and are safe with your shooting. use NRA safety rules
WAY TO GO Mr.Homeowner… Help get them off the streets. Thank YOU.
This incident is a one way story. A residence was burglarized and the owner took action to protect his life, family and property. This is not a place for LIBERALS to find pity for the wicked minded…
Ammunition is getting too rare, and too expensive, for warning shots. Center mass!
Lawsuit, shmawsuit. The homeowner was in danger, and he diffused the danger the right way. No one died and friends, that’s what matters. The burglars might come out of this with a new lease on life.. a wake up call if you will.
@Dee,
Sadly, you may be right.
However, those who would approach my home with such ideas may be considered trespassers or thieves and could be dealt with as such.
Idea for sign: If you can read this…you are in range.
florid stand your ground law should protect him from any legal action, by the state, or the potential burglar.
more and more, crime is moving north to the country, everyone be careful, keep back,front doors locked, and yours gun in easy reach if no children are around. and children should be taught strict gun safety from a young age..and not to touch them under the fear of DAD…
Dear Mr. Home Owner, Please aim center mass and shoot to kill. ALWAYS.
Thank you,
Signed
The Taxpayer that has to support these losers with food, shelter and clothing.
PS: Congrats on keeping a firearm handy!
Response back to Fred..Iam not saying giving them hard labor..This is every day jobs for some people….that are making a living for them selves. What about the victims that are affected,because of there stupidity. Jails are over crowed because laws protect the criminals more than the victims. If they had to get out and work while they was in jail,when they get out they would do everything they can not to go back in. That’s way you have so many repeat offenders….its free room and board for them ….and most of all ! Its free…I get up every day and work ….They are no better than me….
Glad the home owner is safe, he did the right thing. now as far as his aim goes, that totally depends on how mad you make me while you have broken in to my home and now you lunge at me, to do me more harm, would not have blamed him if he had kill the dude, And I agree, life fight should have not be called out. And on another note, as Concerned Neighbor mention, when the Jerks from the city move out in to the country, they take on the roles of social enforcer’s, and they do call the law,but you are still going to shoot your guns, and they are going to complain, now, when they do that , you shoot more often, louder, and longer, tell them to kiss your hiny, and blast away, Make sure you tell them to go back from where ever they are from, because, this is how we do it in the south, and in the panhandle. Good practice makes for good aim.
In other words if you don’t act/shoot like your life is in grave danger,
shooting to wound ,opens up to a lawsuit.
Use hollow-points and 2 shots to body mass.
Depending on the statement by the homeowner , some lawyer could come after the homeowner.
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@wesley
I heartily agree with you, and another benefit is that hopefully the inmates would be too tired to get into trouble and share criminal scheme ideas while in jail. BUT, the ACLU thinks that hard labor is cruel and unusual punishment – I kinda doubt those guys ever had anything like this happen to them, or they wouldn’t feel so sorry for the bad guys.
Wise up people! They call people in North Escambia, Rednecks for a reason. I know someone that moved from Pensacola to Molino and gave her neighbor a hard time for shooting his gun. She called the police on him. The officer told her Mam ,you are going to have to get use to it. Everyone out here owns a gun. The young man lived next to his parents, brother, uncle and both grandparents.Our whole family lives in Barrineau Park. She never let off of him . Rather than have trouble he sold his place and moved his family closer to town. Fine young man that was raised in the country. Of all people that I would want to be my neighbor ,he would be one. I want a gun with the little red light on it so the dude will know where the bullet in going to hit and where he will be hurting and it will not be above the waist. You can replace things but not your love ones.
please know that most people do not think the family of the crook is bad. just because your daughter chose a life of crime doesn’t reflect on you at this time. once a child is grown, they make their own choices. somehow i feel if the mom/grandmom hadn’t been there, the children could have been dragged around with them. so good for grandma for being there for the kids!
Well, I for one am happy about the man with the gun. Maybe it will show some of these crooks they better be careful. If more people did this, or let it be known they will, it would deter some of these crooks. So many will “spot and steal” later, so you have to be careful of friends who bring people you don’t know to your home. I don’t let anyone but family and a few very close friends into my home. My place was broken into a year ago. They took all kinds of stuff including some things that didn’t even belong to me, but was my son’s friend’s guitar handed down to him by his uncle who died. Now that can never be replaced. We called the sheriff because they left some of the property in the yard. They didn’t even fingerprint the stuff. I feel if they had, they would have caught them. Now, I have a gun, camera’s set up all over, and will protect what ever I have that I have worked so hard for. So, to the homeowner…congratulations for doing the right thing!
I have a gun and the license to carry. I am putting a sign on my property
THIS PROPERTY PROTECTED BY SMITH AND WESSON THREE DAYS A WEEK:
YOU GUESS WHICH THREE
Probably looking for drugs/money or something to sell to get drug money. Sad that ppl. get addicted & it seems there is no way out. That is no excuse however & if you commit a crime you should have to pay the consequences. What’s more sad is that the family of the addicted person(s) suffers too. Thankful the homeowner was able to protect his home & family & they were not hurt. Prayers for the victims as well as the criminals. Drugs are an awful vice where no one wins. If you or someone you know is addicted please have them contact the Waterfront Mission……they have a wonderful program. They do not play around though. The person has to be willing to do just as the program requires. They also need to have an advocate as well as that advocate or someone needs to be in charge of them completely. So if they are not willing to give control over to someone to make all decisions for them, then they might as well not waste their time applying.
I think if you go to jail,you should spent time working your sentence doing community work. Put them working in that area,painting,cutting grass,picking up trash,sweeping sidewalks,pulling up weeds….do this and repeat offenders ,will stop…and they will contribute something in there community ,instead of criminal activities….Give this one year trial….and you will see jail over crowding no problem.,ever again…just saying setting in jail we are paying for there up keep,lets get something good….from it????
I KNOW THE HOMEOWNER AND HIS FAMILY VERY WELL & HAVE FOR YEARS!!! I AM VERY CLOSE TO HIS DAUGHTER, GRAND DAUGHTER AND GREAT-GRAND DAUGHTER. THANK GOD MR. B IS OK AND PROTECTED WHAT HE HAD WORKED HARD FOR ALL HIS LIFE. THIS IS A PURE SHAME!!!!!! ALL THIS FAMILY WORKS HARD EVERYDAY OF THEIR LIFE, AND IT REALLY MAKES ME MAD TO SEE SOMEONE FOR WHAT POOR EXCUSE YOU MAY HAVE BREAK IN AND TRY TO TAKE FROM HIM. 23 YEARS AGO 2 IDIOTS DONE THE SAME THING TO MY 83 YR OLD GRANDPA ONLY HE DIDN’T STAND A CHANCE, THEY BEAT HIM TO HIS DEATH, BUT HONESTLY HE COULDN’T FIGHT BACK ANYMORE THAN A CHILD COULD HAVE. AND THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS? I HAVE HAD MY DOOR BUSTED IN FOR AN IDIOT TO ATTACK MY THEN PREGNANT DAUGHTER OVER 5 YRS AGO, HAD I NOT FIRED A WARNING SHOT, THAT JAMMED THE GUN, HE WOULDN’T NEVER HAVE HIT ANOTHER WOMAN, BUT AT LEAST THE WARNING SHOT SENT HIM RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD SCREAMING!
Because the burglar isn’t dead and got shot by the home owner, watch in a few months the home owner will get sued by the burglar for getting shot. I’ve seen it happen… and the burglar win. So in the end he will get your money even though he failed the first time getting your possessions.
To unknown….. “he will give you the shirt off his back” but steal from someone else for another one. Instead of getting a job…or he my have a job…he needs another and quick stealing from the working ppl.
Everyone in the Sunday house is not bad!! Mrs peggy Sunday & her four grandchildren are good people!!! Can not help their mothers actions.
Like the sign on my driveway says
‘ Warning Trespassers Will Be Shot, Survivors Will Be Shot Again’
So Come Get You Some, I Await With Loaded Guns
they are lucky that it was not my house that they chose to break into. His and her name would be in the obituary today!
I hate the homeowner had to be put in the position to shoot someone, but he made the right decision. We are all tired of being afraid to wave or smile or frown without someone thinking it means some else. Lets go back to the basics. If you smile it means your happy. Bad is not good, its bad, and if you do bad things you may be shot. I am in the country and I own a gun. I will also use it, so don’t put me in that position.
This is what our world is coming to, If someone wants what you have they will make every atempt to get it , Thes p eople need to get a job and stop robbing homeowners. I truely believe every home owner needs a gun to protect what they have , and there homes.That will give people a second thought about breaking in on others.I think these two got off lucky Because they could have been killed, I believe there is a law that if you feel your life is in danger, you can shoot to kill on your property.
in response to SW
“are we going to have to have the pistol, rifle. or shotgun handy when we mow the lawn, wash the car, or cook supper, etc.?”
~no because if certain people have their way, we wont be aloowed ti have those guns to protect ourseles and our families! i know theresa, see her everyday. she has been helped so many times, given so many chances, let her momma raise her kids. its time to grow up, chick. i knew they were up to no good riding around together. i pray for her kids and family, mayber they can come outta this without any permenant scarring because fo theresa’s lack of give a darn!
WAY TO GO! If you watch my house and choice to enter. ” BEWARE ” you enter at your own risk! Let this be a warning! You will be met by a barrel of a GUN! This is my right to protect, defend, and keep safe my Family and my Home…….. GOD, GUNS, and COURNTY!
The man aint a bad person jus goin the wrong way in life agine i know the. Man. Jus because u make a mistake an do something dont make i a bad person everyone messes up but maybe he will learn his lesson i pray he did as i say ricky is not a bad person hea very sweet wouls give u the shirt off his back .
Oh, Ricky, Ricky, Ricky……WHEN will you ever learn?
I will not comment further because his daughter may read this.
If the crooks were trying to steal bullets, well I guess they susceeded. Sorry the homeowner lost a perfectly good bullet! LOL
I agree with Nudo, Life Flight should not have been called to transport this criminal to the hospital. A ride in the back of a Sheriff’s cruiser would have been adequate. Save the ambulance and Life Flight for law abiding folks. Carry on Citizens!
Mark up another one for the good guys! Keep it up, citizens! Thugs, some of us are mad as hell and we ain’t gonna take it no more.
Just thinking these two people really need to b prayed for an need gods help an most of all their children need prayers…the kids don’t ask for this an yet they suffer the most…its so sad to personally watch a child hurt so bad because of the parents actions….an I thank god the home owner an his family are ok
Wow somethings never change, hey man nice shot
bet they won’t be breaking into your house again LOL! WAY TO GO!
Good job….life flight should not have been used.
OMG, this crazy lady lives right up the road from me……..Well she better think twice about trying to break up in my home… she will get the same thing as he did……wow, just about everyone that lives at that house is trouble…..
I hope Ms. Sunday will do the time for her crime in Fl. because she didn’t do any time for crmies in Atmore or Brewton AL.. It’s always a slap on wrist and back to doing crimes she goes..Maybe this will teach her something..GOOD FOR YOU HOMEOWNER…
Kudos to this homeowner.
Have we reached the point where we must be armed as we go about our daily chores around the house?
Are we going to have to have the pistol, shotgun or rifle handy when we mow, wash the car, or cook supper, etc?
Are we going to have to build fences, close gates, or post signs?
Wondering about safe country living for good folks.
Sad his aim was better, to rob someone is pathetic a person that worked earned every penny they have, courts just slap on wrist and stuck them right back in the streets! Nice job of protecting what is yours!
Way to go home owner!
Good For You !! This Is The Way It Needs To Be Make The Next One Think About It Before They Do It … Cause Me Myself Will Not Do A Leg Shot .. I May Not Have A lot But What I Have I Work For And Will Not Let Some Lazy Trash Take It .. I Think All Home Owners Should Have A Gun And Use It .. Put A Stop To Them !!
Proud to say I have lived in this neighborhood since childhood and where I now raise 5 children of my own. We do not tolerate theft! Ms. Sunday actually broke into another house i own in Atmore a few years ago, perhaps now she’ll learn!
Also to the burglars the rest of are family are gun owners too and we’re not nice enough to ask you sit down. We’ll shoot first.
I’m posting this for the home owners grand daughter. That little bit of change won’t buy y’all a good lawyer.
I believe it is going to get way worse, people better get a gun if they don’t have one. We are in a world where people have no respect for a locked door, My dad told me a locked door is for a honest man. I think the homeowner was is full right to protect their lives and their property. I expect to keep from getting caught the burglars would have done these people bodily harm. This world has 2 good things, God and Guns….
Folks add your name to your comments if you truly are a proud gun owner. Let the politicians know who you are and we are not afraid to excercise our rights of owning guns. This is the one of the main reasons everyone should own a gun. GUNS DONT KILL PEOPLE STUPID PEOPLE WITH GUNS KILL PEOPLE. I TIP MY HAT TO THESE FOLKS FOR PROTECTING THEIR FAMILY AND THERE PROPERTY. IM NOT AFRAID TO EXERCISE MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR MY SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT. GLAD THE FAMILY WAS SAFE. YOURS TRULY WOODY DAW
2nd ammendment used well. We are still good ole boys out here, help us wr help you, cross us we proect us.
Way to go pawpaw!
Glad the homeowner was able to protect himself and his property from these pieces of trash, I know the homeowner very well and am surprised that the body removal team didn’t have to get busy. Way to go homeowner !!!!!!!!!!!!
We should all post signs BEWARE OF GUN! or suffer the conseqences
Yeah!!! So happy this homeowner was a gun owner! Love it!
To bad this TRASH wasn’t shot dead!!! Tired of ALL of the TRASH just thinking they are so entitled to do what ever they want!!!! Come to my home and I will take action!!!
It takes an idiot to try and break in a home out in the country……well here’s your sign…
Nice job to the homeowner of protecting what you have worked for. Too bad the loser didn’t suffer a little more before EMS got there. If he could have bled a little longer we wouldn’t have to pay his medical bills!!
Proud of the homeowner….if more people would react like this there would be less breakins!! They will get the same thing at my house…..but not the life flight ride , it won’t be necessary!!
What a stupid thing to do, try to rob a home in Walnut Hill where everyone has a gun and knows how to use it!
Wow! What is wrong with people? I live right up the road and this terrifies me! I hope they release the name and picture of who these people are.
This is what the Second Amendment is all about.
Well, GOOD!!
Congratulations to the HOMEOWNER!!!
Granny ~ Gramps…..get yur’ gun!
I guess the tax payers will have to pay for the medical bills associated with Bonnie and Clyde. Starting with the $10k+ flight to Pensacola. Not saying the home owner should have killed, but hopefully the court will include the cost of the medical attention into their jail time and fines.
Good Job Mr Homeowner Keep Up The Good Work…..Cowboy……
WAY TO GO HOMEOWNER!!!!!! I’m so tired of reading stories where people get robbed. To all the theives out there, take note! More people need to do this so the other lazy good for nothing theives will learn a lesson!
Homeowner — If I knew who you were I would personally shake your hand!
Serves em right.