Thank goodness they ain't gonna charge this woman for taking out the trash

Cops: Cape Girardeau woman kills man who returned to rape her second time

Ronnie Preyer.
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
10/31/2008

An intended rape victim shot and killed her attacker this morning in Cape Girardeau when he broke into her home to rape her a second time, police said.

The 57-year-old woman shot Ronnie W. Preyer, 47, a registered sex offender, in the chest with a shotgun when he broke through her locked basement door.
The woman told police he was the same man who raped her several days earlier. Officials do not intend to seek charges against her.

In the first incident, the woman heard glass breaking in her basement about midnight on Saturday. She went to leave the house, and the man attacked when she opened the front door. He punched her in the face and then forced her into a bedroom, where he raped her, said H. Morley Swingle, prosecuting attorney in Cape Girardeau County.

The victim reported the crime to police, and her landlord repaired the broken window.

She was home alone again Friday about 2:15 a.m. when Preyer broke the same basement window. The victim was awake watching television, when Preyer switched off the electricity to her house.

She tried to call 911, but couldn't because the power was off. She got a shotgun and waited as the man began banging on the basement door. She fired when Preyer came crashing through the door. When Preyer collapsed, the woman escaped and went to a neighbor's home, where she called police. Officers, who arrived within a minute, found a bleeding Preyer stumbling away from the house. He was taken to St. Francis Medical Center, where he died several hours later.

Swingle said the victim identified Preyer as the attacker in both incidents. Preyer, of Jackson, Mo., had wet caulking from the recently repaired basement window on his clothing when he was shot.

"I will not be filing any sort of charge against this 57-year-old woman, who was clearly justified under the law in shooting this intruder in her home," Swingle said.


At least he had some time to think about dying... brouuuuhaaaaaaahaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

God, that poor woman! Good for her for taking out that piece of fucking shit. That lady is a hero.

That is awful what she had to endure at the hands of that fucker, but I'm so glad to hear no one arrested her for shooting the bastard. It seems really easy to get into trouble for even defending yourself at times, sadly.

I hope this woman can now rest a bit easier knowing this bonehead can never hurt her (or anyone else) ever again.

Sometimes there is a benefit to living in a more 'fundie' area. This is in Missouri and I think they are a bit more common sense about these incidents.
New York, Californication, and these limosine liberal (as someone else here likes to call them) states would probably have considered it, or sternly warned her not to dare to protect herself again.
New York has done the pendulum and is not as draconian on people who resort to firearms for self protection, provided it is licensed. For the longest time, you could still be prosecuted even if you finally shot a would be murderer who had you cornered in a basement with no outlet. New York has always been an asshole state for the most part.

What a horrible thing to happen to a person. This man got what her deserved. Hope he had a painful few hours.

Excellent!