11-Year-Old Girl With a Shotgun Gave An Intruder A Nasty Surprise

by Austin Petersen

NBC12 – WWBT – Richmond, VA News On Your Side

[dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap]n 11-year-old girl wielding a shotgun managed to scare off an intruder in her home. The girl was home alone when a car pulled up and a man tried to force his way into the house. The girl grabbed her shotgun, crawled into her closet, and waited… until the man finally busted her door down.

The girl aimed the gun at the intruder, who immediately fled.

“Her father is an avid hunter, she is familiar with weapons and inside that closet is where the gun case is,” Detective sergeant Jason Parks said.

The suspect was located about 30 minutes away by authorities, who promptly arrested him. Two people were reportedly involve in the incident, James Wasson and Rhonda Steward. They were charged with first-degree home invasion, second degree home invasion, and burglary tool possession.

“Due to this little girl, her keeping her composure, she was able to observe and articulate what she saw. It definitely made a huge difference in this case and because of that ability, people are in custody,” Parks said.

 

 

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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