A guy wakes to a ski-masked stranger pointing a revolver at him and demanding that he get out of bed. What should he do?
If he’s a convicted felon, like Stephen McDonald, he shouldn’t pull a handgun on the intruder because state law bars felons from possessing weapons.
McDonald, the victim of this home invasion, was arrested Aug. 21 after he allegedly exchanged gunfire with an unknown male intruder who fled his west Denver home before police arrived.
McDonald told officers that the intruder came into his bedroom just before 5 a.m. and shot at McDonald several times, according to a recent search warrant affidavit. What he didn’t tell officers was that he allegedly shot back. That information came from a roommate who said McDonald hid his gun in a shed in the backyard before cops arrived, the affidavit said.
Asked about two types of shell casings scattered about the floor, “Stephen denied having a gun and stated he thought the suspect had two guns,” wrote Detective Todd Cole in the affidavit.
Possession of a weapon by a previous offender is a Class 6 felony. McDonald, who is out on $50,000 bond, comes up for a preliminary hearing Sept. 26. Jessica Fender, The Denver Post
