Teen stops home invaders with shotgun

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Bungled robbery in Angie leads to arrestsANGIE - A hunting mishap that sounded fishy to Mississippi fish and wildlife officers turned out to be a bungled armed robbery attempt in Angie.Four Mississippi men were arrested recently after trying to steal Angie resident Dona Duncan Brooks' cancer medication and then getting in a shootout with Brook's 13-year old son.Washington Parish Sheriff's Detective Tom Anderson told the Tylertown Times Albert Thomas, 17, Jeremy Sisson, 25, Jesse Kerry Brumfield and Damion Dier, 21, all of McComb and Tylertown were arrested and charged with attempted second degree murder, attempted armed robbery with use of a firearm and attempted aggravated burglary.According to the Times, Dier arrived at Walthall County General Hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds, and was then airlifted to Forrest-General in Hattiesburg.Walthall County Sheriff Duane Dillon said Dier sustained one, possibly two wounds in what was originally reported as a hunting accident. Dier claimed to have been hunting near Lexie and accidentally shot himself, then phoned a Pike County friend to pick him up and take him to the hospital. Officials reportedly were suspicious because Dier hadn't called 911 and could not produce a cell phone; nor could he describe the type of gun he was using to hunt. Around the same time, Louisiana authorities were reportedly investigating an armed robbery and gunfight in Angie. But WPSO officials could not find a gunshot victim.Brandon Bright, a Walthall narcotics agent, pieced together the events and turned up a conspiracy.Bright surmised the four men went to Brooks' house to rob her but were surprised by her 13-year old son, who opened fire with a .20 gauge shotgun.Brooks, who lives in the Hilltop Church Community near Pine, is reportedly a cancer patient who weighs about 85 pounds, according to the Times. The four men were allegedly after Brooks' pain medication.Brooks, according to Walthall County Circuit Court records, is under indictment for sale of OxyContin. Her case is set for trial in March, according to the court docket."One guy (Brumfield) went in on a pretense to visit. He was to open the door, then the others were to rush in, put a gun on him and say `get down'. The others were wearing ski masks. They were to steal Brooks' medicine bag and leave," Anderson told the Times.The 13-year old got wise to the situation and got his gun. He shot Dier in the head with two pellets before Brooks grabbed the gun and fired again, hitting Dier in the left side and knocking him off the trailer steps. His accomplices dragged him to the getaway car before fleeing the scene.The Tylertown Times contributed to this article. http://www.dnewsnet.com/display/inn_news/news03.txt