Gun-wielding Layton homeowner charged in burglary case

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55788283-78/niederhauser-layton-police-suspect.html.csp

A 64-year-old Layton homeowner has been charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly firing his handgun twice during a confrontation with would-be burglars.

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Layton police say that on Jan. 31, Niederhauser came home late in the afternoon to find a 47-year-old man using a pry bar on the front door of his home near 2500 E. Gentile Road. Niederhauser got a handgun from his car and confronted the suspect and ordered him to drop the tool, police said.

Meanwhile, a 60- to 70-year-old male suspect and a woman, between 20 and 30 years of age, backed out of the home’s driveway in a gray four-door car and fled the scene. Niederhauser allegedly fired once at the vehicle; it was not known whether the bullet hit the car.

When officers responding to a 911 call arrived, the third suspect ran into a nearby field. Niederhauser fired once into the field before officers ordered him to put away his weapon, police said.

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Idiot Gun Nut Hero.

yup