From San Antonio’s MySanAntonio.com of March 30, 2005
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Gun-toting homeowner lies in wait for burglars
George Shandy said he did would-be burglars a favor Tuesday night after they broke into a vacant East Side house he owns — he held them at gunpoint instead of shooting them.
Early Saturday morning, Shandy had shot a man in the arm with a 9 mm handgun for trying to steal a TV out of the same house in the 1800 block of Dawson Street, according to a police report.
After another burglary Monday, in which someone pinched a china cabinet, Shandy left the property door unlocked Tuesday night and hid in a side room, anticipating a break-in.
Later, two men in their 30s showed up to negotiate a sale on the house's washer and dryer, San Antonio Police Department Sgt. Pete Rodriguez said.
"They had it unplugged, sitting in the middle of the room," Shandy said.
Shandy jumped out of the room and told them to get on the floor.
He held them at gunpoint for five to 10 minutes, until police arrived around 9:30 p.m., Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said one of two suspects could be charged with burglary. He said the second suspect, who claimed he was lured to the house for a bargain deal and had no idea the items were stolen, might not be charged, pending a police investigation.
Robert Anthony Fields was charged with burglary of a habitation in connection with Saturday's incident.
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