From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat of January 13, 2005
Marijuana grower shoots intruder at home
A Sebastopol man who claims he grows marijuana for medical reasons shot and wounded one of two men who broke into his house early Thursday, authorities said.
Deputies were sent to a house on Whited Road at 3:15 a.m. after the home’s owner phoned 911 to report the break-in.
Kit Hartwell told dispatchers that he shot one of the intruders with a shotgun when the man emerged from the bathroom with a gun, Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Freitas said.
Hartwell has about 30 marijuana plants growing at the house and claims he uses the drug for medical reasons. He was uninjured in the break-in.
Deputies arrested Alexsandro Altizen, 22, and David Daniel, 23, both of Santa Rosa, after they showed up at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital later in the morning.
Altizen underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his right shoulder.
He is being held on suspicion of attempted robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Daniel was booked at the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of attempted robbery. His bail is $30,000.
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