Woman Shoots Gun Crazy Husband To Save Cops - Ruled Justified Homicide - No Charges - Indiana

On September 27th, officers arrived at the Roberts' Hancock County home where Gary Roberts had barricaded himself inside with his wife. He apparently had a vast arsenal of fully automatic weapons - a collection worth an estimated $1 million, including numerous assault weapons and a military grade .50 caliber machine gun.

Elizabeth Roberts was concerned about her husband's state of mind and wanted the sheriff to bring him in for a mental evaluation. When the sheriff's department still hadn't arrived after half an hour, she explained to her husband that she had called them. Gary Roberts allegedly threatened to kill as many officers as he could when they arrived, and he also called a friend to say the same thing.

Griffin wrote: "Elizabeth wanted to save lives, so if saving lives meant shooting the man she loved, a man already determined to die in a confrontation with law enforcement, she was prepared to do it. Elizabeth was left with one of the very worst prospects imaginable - killing her spouse.

Under Indiana law, Elizabeth committed a justified homicide, meaning that while it was an intentional killing, it was justified by being done in the defense of others, and Indiana law states that she should not be charged with a crime.

[link to www.wthr.com]

Last Edited by scorpio66 on 10/04/2013 04:57 PM