Teen Shot Over Vandalized McCain Sign

John Mccain Teen Shot  A man faces charges of felonious assault after authorities say he fired his rifle at two teens who were attempting to deface his McCain presidential campaign yard sign
by CNN
Published: Tue, October 28, 2008 - 4:04 pm CST
A Warren Township, Ohio, man faces charges of felonious assault after authorities say he fired his rifle at two teens who were attempting to deface his McCain presidential campaign yard sign.

Kenneth Rowles, 50, pleaded not guilty to the charge Monday, according to CNN affiliate WBNS.

Bail was set at $10,000.

Rowles told police he was sitting on his porch Saturday when a tan SUV pulled up and a black youth jumped out and ran toward his house, screaming, "This is for Obama."

He said another male was hanging out of the passenger window screaming the same thing.

Rowles said he went inside, got his rifle and fired three shots to scare the youths away, according to a Warren Township police report.

He told officers he believes that the men "were the same two that have been destroying his McCain sign."

Just hours before the shooting, Rowles called police and said that a car had stopped in front of his house and that a black male "ran up and said something about Obama," according to the report, and "damaged his sign again."

One of the youths, 17-year-old Kyree Flowers, was shot in the arm, according to a police report. He and the second youth, Patrick Wise Jr., 16, told police they were in the car attempting to leave when Rowles fired at them.

"Kyree stated that he witnessed the homeowner trying to shoot Patrick but he was having trouble chambering a round," the police report said.

The teens admitted that they had defaced the McCain sign several times, Warren Township police Lt. Don Bishop told CNN.

Rowles' is the only McCain sign on a street full of Obama signs, he said.

Bishop said the teenagers probably will not be charged -- and are unlikely to damage campaign signs again, as the incident scared them.

Warren Township is in Trumbull County not far from Cleveland, Ohio.
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They are lucky it wasn’t signs in my yard I don’t think they would have lived to confess to destroying the signs. I would have screamed this is for my family and shot both of them.

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Good morning BamaBob! been a few days since I heard from you.Yep! I’ll do what ever is necessary once they start trodding on the home front and then it’s a no holds are barred for me. I try to be friendly and helpful to most everyone but if it comes down to dog eat dog,I try not to be found wanting.I wouldn’t have hesitated about putting a load of rock salt on these punks on the first go around.Sorry to hear about your heart problems,anything I can do to help give me a holler on the other board.that way you can send personal messages no one else can read. I had my own meeting with the GRIM REAPER a few years back but thewife nursed me back to the living along with a bunch of good doctors and nurses.That’s why my favorite saying is “EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY AND EVERY MEAL’S A FEAST”! and I shore do love to feast.grin

Maybe 10-15 years ago I would have been stupid enough to go out and confront the punks and knock some heads together.  Now, the years, heart disease and a little wisdom would prevent me from having physical contact with the goons.  So, I would protect my property the best way I could.

I think it’d be a different story here since passage of the new laws governing trespassing and the right to use deadly force when threatened on your own property. I didn’t like the idea of putting up NO TRESPASSING signs on a couple of trees out front but I figured it might be prudent to do so in case I was in a similar situation. I think the man ought to get a pat on the back and the trespassers get charged for trespassing and assault. Your home is your last line of defense against the world and the crazies out there,do what ever is necessary to defend it.

I agree!  What is a person supposed to do, just take it?  What if it wasn’t a sign?  What if it was something of value on the guy’s property?  Is he supposed to just sit there and watch thugs walk off with his possessions?

So, let me get this straight: A man WORKS for years and provides himself with a home. Police fail to help him defend it from two bums who SHOULD BE OUT WORKING SOMEWHERE, and then when the homeowner himself tries to WARN the bums, he gets charged with a crime???? 

What is someone supposed to do? Keep taking abuse? Where are his rights? He tried to get the police involved, unsuccessfully. And, he fired WARNING shots. Some might say he showed restraint.

I’m so sick of these signs anyway!  I hope they enforce the law and get these signs down asap after the election is over.  Makes the city look trashy.

Rowles’ is the only McCain sign on a street full of Obama signs, he said.

Bishop said the teenagers probably will not be charged—and are unlikely to damage campaign signs again, as the incident scared them.

why will they not be charged?  if they are bold enough to do this with the man sitting out on his front porch what next?

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