Charges were dismissed today against Kenneth Englund

[xd9fan]

harges dropped against retired Isanti farmer
Charges were dismissed today against Kenneth Englund, the retired Isanti County farmer who was accused of felony assault after wielding a shotgun while chasing down a gasoline thief.
By Robert Franklin, Star Tribune
Last update: February 20, 2007 – 2:49 PM

Charges were dismissed today against Kenneth Englund, the retired Isanti County farmer who was accused of felony assault after wielding a shotgun while chasing down a gasoline thief.
Isanti County Attorney Jeffrey Edblad said that his office "no longer believes that this case can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt" after further investigation.

The charges had been reduced from felony assault to two misdemeanors. Englund's attorney, Brian Toder, had sought dismissal of those lesser charges, saying Englund was within his rights in going after the thief in an effort to help law enforcement.

Nevertheless, Edblad said he hopes the case will educate the public that "an individual cannot threaten to use a firearm to protect personal possessions."





http://www.twincitiescarry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4342

 

[Warren]

Wow something with Englund in the story comes out all right.

 

[AZRickD]

That's what was expected of Englishmen prior to 1953 when the first chinks in the armor of self defense were created by the Home Office.

Rick

 

[Art Eatman]

This was reported, here, back on eithr the 20th or 21st. The thread ran its course...

Art