2 men facing manslaughter charges after home invasion turned deadly
Joshua Fast, Timothy Carpenter (pictured)
Posted on January 11, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Updated yesterday at 4:43 PM
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(WHAS11) - Two men face manslaughter charges for a home invasion where the third suspected burglar was killed by the homeowner.
A Shelby County grand jury indicted 23-year-old Timothy Carpenter and Joshua Fast on complicity to manslaughter charges Monday.
They'd been in custody on burglary charges since Friday.
Back in October 2008, police say Carpenter, Fast and a third man, David Fletcher, broke into a Shelbyville home.
A resident killed Fletcher in what police call self defense.
Prosecutors say Carpenter and Fast are responsible for his death because it happened as part of a crime.
9 Comments
CharlesW
Did he have a single shot or what ?
Anonymous
Dumbass house burglars. I would have killed them in self defense to.
CharlesW
3 to 1 is always self defence.
Be hard to find a jury of 12 that
dosen't think that way
Only takes one to hang a jury
Better tried by 12
than carried by 6
Anonymous
My young mind dont understand what you just said. Could you please explane to me in another way. Thanks.
CharlesW
If I have to take my chances I would rather
shoot and be tried in court than not shoot
and go to the grave yard
Anonymous
Amen bro. I understood that.
DEMO
In NY the 2 survivors would sue the homeowner for stress related injuries and win. The homeowner would be charged with manslaughter and get the max sentence. The dead criminal's family would also sue for lost wages and win. I have see this shit, its not even funny
Anonymous
NY is harsh.
DEMO
About criminals and welfare recipients