Fla. Sheriff: If You Shoot and Kill Burglar Breaking into Your House, the Chances of Them Reoffending After that Are Zero

EARHARDT Sheriff Bob Johnson ░░░░░░░░ morning to you Johnson ░░░░░░░░ morning Ainsley EARHARDT Good ░░░░░░░░ sheriff So what led ░░░░░░░░ to have this press ░░░░░░░░ Explain what happened Johnson ░░░░░░░░ we had what we ░░░░░░░░ a frequent flier break ░░░░░░░░ four houses in a ░░░░░░░░ and we were chasing ░░░░░░░░ throughout the neighborhood and ░░░░░░░░ broke into one house ░░░░░░░░ the homeowner fired at ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately did not hit ░░░░░░░░ and we ended up ░░░░░░░░ him probably 15 minutes ░░░░░░░░ EARHARDT He is 32 ░░░░░░░░ old arrested for breaking ░░░░░░░░ homes He has been ░░░░░░░░ 17 times First interaction ░░░░░░░░ he was just 13 ░░░░░░░░ old went to prison ░░░░░░░░ six and a half ░░░░░░░░ Why do you call ░░░░░░░░ a frequent flier Johnson ░░░░░░░░ just deal with him ░░░░░░░░ lot We sent him ░░░░░░░░ prison like you said ░░░░░░░░ and a half years ░░░░░░░░ home invasion and he ░░░░░░░░ is not getting it ░░░░░░░░ he is going go ░░░░░░░░ to prison again And ░░░░░░░░ he gets out again ░░░░░░░░ will deal with him ░░░░░░░░ I m sure He ░░░░░░░░ t understand what the ░░░░░░░░ is and he doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to follow it ░░░░░░░░ we continually put him ░░░░░░░░ jail EARHARDT Well you ░░░░░░░░ being tough and you ░░░░░░░░ standing up for the ░░░░░░░░ guys and not the ░░░░░░░░ guys You went on ░░░░░░░░ say you praised Ron ░░░░░░░░ you said You will ░░░░░░░░ better if you take ░░░░░░░░ of our safety gun ░░░░░░░░ and maybe save taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ What was the reaction ░░░░░░░░ the deputies and the ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Well you know ░░░░░░░░ always talk like that ░░░░░░░░ ran on the fact ░░░░░░░░ I m a cop ░░░░░░░░ a politician And I ░░░░░░░░ tell you right now ░░░░░░░░ know somebody breaks in ░░░░░░░░ house in Santa Rosa ░░░░░░░░ and you shoot and ░░░░░░░░ them the chances of ░░░░░░░░ reoffending after that are ░░░░░░░░ We like those odds ░░░░░░░░ in Santa Rosa County ░░░░░░░░ you break into a ░░░░░░░░ you roll the dice ░░░░░░░░ Yeah What are the ░░░░░░░░ saying I m just ░░░░░░░░ are they supporting you ░░░░░░░░ Oh yeah They do ░░░░░░░░ tell everybody 99 of ░░░░░░░░ people here love law ░░░░░░░░ and the other 1 ░░░░░░░░ in my jail currently ░░░░░░░░ All right what about ░░░░░░░░ guy who you don ░░░░░░░░ know who shot this ░░░░░░░░ He is too afraid ░░░░░░░░ think or she is ░░░░░░░░ afraid to come forward ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And as I ░░░░░░░░ in my press conference ░░░░░░░░ are not in any ░░░░░░░░ But my deputies were ░░░░░░░░ him yard to yard ░░░░░░░░ then they called shots ░░░░░░░░ And of course we ░░░░░░░░ t shoot at him ░░░░░░░░ shortly thereafter he jumped ░░░░░░░░ a window and right ░░░░░░░░ a deputy s waiting ░░░░░░░░ and he is currently ░░░░░░░░ the Milton Hilton as ░░░░░░░░ speak EARHARDT What happens ░░░░░░░░ him now to make ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t get ░░░░░░░░ and do this again ░░░░░░░░ Well we are hoping ░░░░░░░░ will be his third ░░░░░░░░ and he ll go ░░░░░░░░ prison and not get ░░░░░░░░ because we are tired ░░░░░░░░ dealing with him to ░░░░░░░░ honest with you EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ sir Well sheriff thank ░░░░░░░░ so much from the ░░░░░░░░ state of Florida Johnson ░░░░░░░░ you Ainsley EARHARDT You ░░░░░░░░ welcome Thanks for what ░░░░░░░░ do God bless you ░░░░░░░░ there.”