{"id":1985504,"date":"2023-07-28T20:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-tracks-down-his-stolen-vehicle-kills-alleged-thief-in-self-defense-angry-brother-calls-car-owner-a-vigilante\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T20:05:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T00:05:48","slug":"man-tracks-down-his-stolen-vehicle-kills-alleged-thief-in-self-defense-angry-brother-calls-car-owner-a-vigilante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-tracks-down-his-stolen-vehicle-kills-alleged-thief-in-self-defense-angry-brother-calls-car-owner-a-vigilante\/","title":{"rendered":"Man recovers stolen vehicle, claims self-defense in alleged thief&#8217;s death &#8211; Brother accuses car owner of vigilantism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-tracks-down-his-stolen-vehicle-kills-alleged-thief-in-self-defense-angry-brother-calls-car-owner-a-vigilante%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Deadly Confrontation: Man \u200dTracks Down Stolen Vehicle\u2062 and Defends Himself<\/h2>\n<p>In a dramatic turn\u200d of events in San Antonio, Texas, one person has tragically lost their life and two \u200dothers have been injured. It \u200ball began when a vehicle was \u200dstolen from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-new-george-soros-backed-massachusetts-attorney-is-called-road-rage-rollins-for-a-reason\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s New George Soros-Backed Massachusetts Attorney Is Called \u2018Road Rage Rollins\u2019 For A Reason\">mall parking lot<\/a> while the owner was\u200c shopping, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/public-safety\/san-antonio-shooting-south-park-mall-sapd-police-texas\/273-52649e72-b351-46f7-a21c-ed7eba8090db\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KENS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The owner, determined to retrieve their stolen property, managed to track it down \u2064to\u2063 the other side of \u2064the parking lot. Approaching the\u2063 vehicle, the owner discovered a \u2063man in the driver&#8217;s \u200bseat and a woman in \u2063the passenger seat. Taking matters into \u200dhis own hands, the owner ordered the two \u2064individuals out\u2064 of\u2064 the vehicle at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elderly-homeowner-turns-tables-burglar-holds-gunpoint-police-arrive-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunpoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daniel-pennys-attorney-gives-first-interview-about-incident-that-led-to-jordan-neelys-death\/\" title=\"Lawyer of Daniel Penny speaks out on Jordan Neely's fatal incident.\">situation quickly escalated<\/a>\u2064 when\u2063 the man \u2063in the stolen vehicle\u200d pulled out\u2063 a gun and shot the owner. \u200bIn self-defense, \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-tracks-down-his-stolen-vehicle-kills-alleged-thief-in-self-defense-angry-brother-calls-car-owner-a-vigilante\/\" title=\"Man recovers stolen vehicle, claims self-defense in alleged thief's death - Brother accuses car owner of vigilantism.\">owner \u200dreturned fire<\/a>, injuring both\u2063 the man and the woman. Tragically, the \u2063alleged\u200d thief \u2064lost his life \u2062at \u2064the scene, while the owner and \u2062the woman were rushed \u200cto the hospital. The woman remains \u200cin critical condition, while\u2063 the owner is \u2064in stable condition,\u200d according to the police.<\/p>\n<h3>Right to Protect Property?<\/h3>\n<p>San\u2062 Antonio\u2063 Police Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/m3_ZgysBWy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William McManus<\/a> acknowledged that the\u2064 owner\u200b had the right to \u200btrack down their stolen vehicle. However, he emphasized \u2063the importance of contacting the police before taking matters into one&#8217;s own hands. Despite this, McManus acknowledged that the owner acted based \u200con what he felt was necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorney Nico LaHood\u2063 supported the owner&#8217;s actions, stating that citizens have\u2064 the right to prevent the consequences \u200cof theft. LaHood explained that individuals can use force, \u200cincluding displaying a \u200bweapon, to prevent \u2062theft.\u2063 In this case, as the alleged thief used deadly force against \u2063the owner, LaHood argued that\u2063 the owner had\u200c the right to defend\u2063 himself and should not face charges.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u2064deceased man&#8217;s brother held a different perspective. He referred to the \u2063alleged thief \u2062as a \u2063&#8221;victim&#8221; \u200cand criticized the car owner, labeling him\u2062 a &#8220;vigilante&#8221; \u2064rather than\u2062 a hero. Jose Garcia, the \u2062brother\u2062 of the \u2063deceased, emphasized \u200dthat\u2063 there are\u200d two sides to every story and\u200d highlighted the presence of a \u2064gun pointed at\u200c his brother.<\/p>\n<p>While opinions on the matter\u200d differ, this incident serves as \u200ca \u200dreminder of the complexities surrounding self-defense and the protection of \u200cproperty. The investigation into the confrontation continues, shedding light \u2062on\u200c the blurred lines between justice and personal safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u2064 <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-tracks-stolen-vehicle-kills-alleged-thief-self-defense-angry-brother-calls-car-owner-vigilante\/\">Man Tracks Down His Stolen\u200c Vehicle, Kills\u200c Alleged\u200b Thief in Self-Defense &#8211; Angry Brother \u2063Calls Car Owner a &#8216;Vigilante&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One person died and two were injured when a man confronted suspected car thieves in San Antonio, Texas. The stolen vehicle was reportedly taken from a mall parking lot while the owner was shopping. The owner later found it on the opposite side of town, as per KENS-TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":1985505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}