Prattville, Alabama

From the January 13, 2007 Prattville Progress:

A man who was allegedly part of a two-man, home invasion robbery team saw his plans go awry when his victim shot him in the rump during the heist.

Two men knocked on Coleman Moody's kitchen door the night of Jan. 5 at his Forrester Drive home. Moody answered the door, and the two men forced their way inside, said Prattville Police Chief Alfred Wadsworth.

The men brandished a weapon and demanded money and the keys to Moody's car, a Ford Taurus. Moody complied.

But while the men were getting in the car, Moody slammed his kitchen door, locked it, and went to fetch a gun. He then confronted the two men.

"He told them to throw down the car keys and get on the ground," said Wadsworth.

Instead, the men ran. Moody fired two shots in that direction, hitting one of the men in the rear end.

Police have identified both men. Police have yet to publicly identify the alleged robber who was shot. He remains hospitalized for treatment of his wounds.

Police arrested his alleged partner, William Franklin Mann, 22. Mann gave police an address of 111 Spring Valley Drive in Prattville, but Wadsworth said based on information from investigators from the Elmore County Sheriff's Department, who assisted in the investigation, it appears the men live in Eclectic.

"The Elmore County Sheriff's Department developed some leads and called our investigators, which led to an arrest and pending arrests," said Wadsworth.

No charges are expected to be filed against Moody, Wadsworth said.

"I don't anticipate any," said Wadsworth. "It was those guys' actions that caused their problems. And I don't think they'll go back to that house."

The attempted robbery of Moody's home may not be the only concern for the hospitalized man, said Wadsworth. Police have warrants on the man relating to the robbery of a truck driver and another man Jan. 4.