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Car Drives Through Yard; Homeowner Shoots//Update
allen griggs
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from citizen-times.com Asheville NC
Man charged after shooting leaves woman injured
by Lindsay Nash, LNASH@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
published May 8, 2006 12:15 am
EDNEYVILLE - A Henderson County man was arrested Saturday night and charged with shooting at a vehicle in his yard, hitting and seriously injuring a passenger.
Henderson County Sheriff's deputies arrested Larry Dean Ledbetter, 45, after they say he shot Leicester resident Renee Vanhoy, Detective Erik Summey said.
The shooting occurred as Renee and her husband, John Vanhoy, drove through Ledbetter's yard on Clear Creek Road, a residential area of Edneyville.
Summey said the couple drove through the lawn as they left Ledbetter's brother's home, which is next door.
Renee Vanhoy was transported to Mission Hospitals and was in serious condition Sunday night, hospital spokeswoman Merrell Gregory said.
Summey said Ledbetter told authorities he had been having problems with people trespassing and vandalizing his property.
He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury and discharging a weapon into a vehicle, Summey said.
He was released Saturday night on a written promise to appear.
Ledbetter could not be reached Sunday. He is scheduled to appear in court today.
Man charged after shooting leaves woman injured
by Lindsay Nash, LNASH@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
published May 8, 2006 12:15 am
EDNEYVILLE - A Henderson County man was arrested Saturday night and charged with shooting at a vehicle in his yard, hitting and seriously injuring a passenger.
Henderson County Sheriff's deputies arrested Larry Dean Ledbetter, 45, after they say he shot Leicester resident Renee Vanhoy, Detective Erik Summey said.
The shooting occurred as Renee and her husband, John Vanhoy, drove through Ledbetter's yard on Clear Creek Road, a residential area of Edneyville.
Summey said the couple drove through the lawn as they left Ledbetter's brother's home, which is next door.
Renee Vanhoy was transported to Mission Hospitals and was in serious condition Sunday night, hospital spokeswoman Merrell Gregory said.
Summey said Ledbetter told authorities he had been having problems with people trespassing and vandalizing his property.
He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury and discharging a weapon into a vehicle, Summey said.
He was released Saturday night on a written promise to appear.
Ledbetter could not be reached Sunday. He is scheduled to appear in court today.
Comments
You mean it's against the law to shoot someone driving through your yard?
Well.. I guess if they were chasing you in your yard.. then you'd be allowed to shoot.
Doesn't seem like a legit reason to me - to shoot someone who's merely driving on the property.
Maybe he'd be justified if his yard was fenced in and marked "Private property" - and/or they posed a direct threat to him...
quote:Originally posted by hughbetcha
You mean it's against the law to shoot someone driving through your yard?
Well.. I guess if they were chasing you in your yard.. then you'd be allowed to shoot.
Doesn't seem like a legit reason to me - to shoot someone who's merely driving on the property.
Maybe he'd be justified if his yard was fenced in and marked "Private property" - and/or they posed a direct threat to him...
What if they drove through his flower garden?
released after you paid up, bond out.
He was released on a "written promise to appear". Ha, got to be a little redneck town. [:D] Around here you would only be
released after you paid up, bond out.
What are you laughing at? You like your system better? I wish we still could promise to appear and actually do it.
Seriously, the hillbillies didn't have reverse on the car and made a lap round' the back yard. Owner was peturbed the driver knocked over the moonshine still and ran over the redbone's doghouse and crushed his prize coondog. The whole process jarred the trailer house off the blocks and the owner fell out the back door nakid...
Easy now...Leicester (locals pronounce it "Lester")is a thriving suburb of the very eclectic city of Asheville. I know a guy from there that has most of his teeth AND 3 outta 4 of the same size tires on his truck!
Asheville is very divided intho NSEW. North Asheville is home to the Grove Park Inn...a masterpiece of a mountain resort. South Asheville has the Biltmore Estate...the largest house in the US. East & West Asheville are home to the good ole country boys that were there before tourism found the NC Mountains.
If you ever get to go to Asheville, you should. It's a great place that takes its tourism seriously and does a good job. Best Food? A little resturant downtown called the 1812 diner (I think). Best day? Go to the Biltmore Estate. You will be amazed at the grandeur. I sometimes get ticked off at the "conspicious consumption" but Mr. Vanderbilt had it so he could spend it as he wished.
Rock On!
Reminds me of that guy who shot and killed some kid who was crossing his lawn. It's morons like this that give all gun owners a bad name, the "my gun can solve any problem" rednecks. These inbred retards are no better than the ghetto thugs of Washington DC and Detroit. And he shot a woman too, what a big man! I hope they throw the book at this guy.
There's more to it to than that. They were harrassing that old man. It blew up in their face. That kid and his family were just as culpable and the police for letting it fester up. Best thing to do is leave people the hell alone.
Larry Ledbetter appeared in court. The magistrate informed him that if convicted on all counts, he will be sentenced to life in the state pen.
Then the magistrate released Ledbetter, with no bail.
Police said that the woman had one knee shattered by a bullet, and another bullet in her back. Seven bullets total struck the truck.
You mean it's against the law to shoot someone driving through your yard?
Oh @#$t!
Maybe I should stop doing that then!
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BTW when writer Thomas Wolfe wrote "You Can Never Go Home Again" he was referring to his hometown of Ashville.
Somehow I think alcohol was involved.
BTW when writer Tom Wolf wrote "You Can Never Go Home Again" he was referring to his hometown of Ashville.
The Asheville guy is Thomas Wolfe.
Tom Wolf wrote "The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test"
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Hell lets just give this guy a six-pack and send osama across his yard![:D]
Withholding judgement, until ALL the facts are revealed[:)]
From WLOS tv this morning:
Albert Ledbetter, brother of shooter Larry Ledbetter, was interviewed on tv. Albert said that when John Vanhoy and his wife Renee were leaving his house on that night, "John was too drunk to drive. I tried to stop him."
Albert Ledbetter said that as he watched Vanhoy drive off, "I sat back down and watched the race."
Albert said that he believed his brother was trying to protect his wife when he shot the truck. He said his brother's wife was out in the yard trying to stop John Vanhoy, who was running over Larry Ledbetter's trees. Albert Ledbetter said his brother heard his wife out in the yard yelling "Stop, stop!" and then ran outside and began shooting.
John Vanhoy was interviewed, and said "I am on medication and can't remember anything."
When asked about the drunk driving allegation, he had no comment.
What do you know, an Asheville hillbilly using the Kennedy defense.
Silly rednecks got drive by shooting all wrong[;)]
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See what happens when you take a left turn in a NASCAR fan's yard?
What do you know, an Asheville hillbilly using the Kennedy defense.
"When I returned... billy joe and the caw were gawn...."
First off I may take offense at some of those hillbilly commets and secondly don't forget Asheville takes great pride in being the east coast san francisco[:(]He only shot the car because he thought it was just another loud mouth yankee
HEH HEH My oldest son lives up to Asheville. He says its full of yuppies and umm umm uh San francisco types.[:(] He also says its the home of the worst drivers in the country. Im supposed to visit sometime this year. Should I take the big red truck and fly the colors? [:D]
Whats so strange about keeping a gun close to hand?
Allen