{"id":2475444,"date":"2025-08-16T10:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knife-wielding-intruder-confronts-armed-homeowner-only-one-of-them-walks-away\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:18:45","slug":"knife-wielding-intruder-confronts-armed-homeowner-only-one-of-them-walks-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knife-wielding-intruder-confronts-armed-homeowner-only-one-of-them-walks-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Knife-Wielding Intruder Confronts Armed Homeowner \u2014 Only One of Them Walks Away"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fknife-wielding-intruder-confronts-armed-homeowner-only-one-of-them-walks-away%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=2475444&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--><p>A recent incident in southern West virginia involved a homeowner who encountered an intruder armed with a knife and a bat inside his property. The confrontation occurred on August 8 in the Rocky Fork area near Charleston. When the homeowner arrived, he found the man inside and the two ended up fighting outside the home. The homeowner, armed with a firearm, shot the intruder, resulting in the intruder&#8217;s death. The property was not the homeowner&#8217;s primary residence, and there was no known relationship between the two men. Authorities have ruled the shooting as self-defense, and no charges have been filed against the homeowner at this time.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An apparent home intruder brought a knife to what turned out to be a gun fight.<\/p>\n<p>In a confrontation last week in southern West Virginia, a homeowner arrived at his property to find a man inside, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvgazett.com\/news\/legal_affairs\/sheriff-homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-armed-with-knife-bat-near-cross-lanes\/article_2c8862de-1f46-4360-a3b9-229bf917a482.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Charleston Gazette-Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The man inside the home was armed with a bat and a knife, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>The homeowner was armed with a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Only one of them survived.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Charleston Gazette-Mail (@wvgazett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wvgazett\/status\/1953903670023573778?\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the Kanawha County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, the incident occurred about 12:20 p.m. Aug. 8 in Rocky Fork, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unincorporated area<\/a> outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epa-pick-most-solar-energy-electric-vehicle-parts-come-from-china\/\" title=\"Biden EPA Pick: \u2018Most\u2019 Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle Parts \u2018Come From China\u2019\">state capital<\/a> of Charleston.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKanawhaSheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02dcYewFLeFyaVFVigRBx2dPTWuovicW1JBxyjkm85Bi9Pwgwnj1hCzYb6W1C8vggml&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The homeowner was returning to the property when he found the intruder inside the residence, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">sheriff&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office reported.<\/p>\n<p>The two fought outside the building, and it turned out that a bat and a knife are apparently not a match for a firearm in the hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-76-hears-wife-scream-shows-gun-defends-fire-fury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">someone who knows<\/a> how to use it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The homeowner showed up at the residence and when he went to the door he was met basically in the doorway by the intruder,&rdquo; sheriff&rsquo;s spokesman Sgt. Josh Lester told West Virginia MetroNews, a Mountain State radio network.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The intruder was armed with a bat and knife.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The homeowner was also armed; he had a firearm, and as this escalated, he ended up shooting the intruder outside the home,&rdquo; Lester said.<\/p>\n<p>The shot turned out to be fatal.<\/p>\n<p>The property was not the homeowner&rsquo;s primary residence, according to the sheriff&rsquo;s office. And the two men apparently did not know each other.<\/p>\n<p>Self-defense and defense of the home are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/home-invaders-shoot-outnumbered-homeowner-returns-fire-sends-early-grave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primary purposes<\/a> of gun ownership. Given the sheriff&rsquo;s office response, it appears that those purposes were in play in this case.<\/p>\n<p>The homeowner has not been charged, Lester told MetroNews.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-political-chameleon-kamala-harris-mocks-progressives-as-unrealistic\/\" title=\"Watch: Political Chameleon Kamala Harris Mocks Progressives as Unrealistic\">prosecutor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office is fine with that as well. 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