Burglary victim strikes back
Suspect flees Beverly home after getting hit with a batBy Patrick Cooley, pcooley@mariettatimes.com
A McConnelsville man who police say broke into a Beverly home Friday morning and was beaten by an occupant with a bat was arrested more than 80 miles away later in the day.
According to a release from the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Johnathan E. Porter, 29, was arrested Friday afternoon at Twin City Hospital in New Philadelphia, 82 miles from Beverly.
"He checked himself into the hospital and told them he was hit by a car," Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks said. "They found that he had been hit by a baseball bat."
Hospital authorities contacted the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office, whose deputies came to the hospital and arrested Porter.
According to the Washington County sheriff's release, at 6:57 am. Friday, Jason Whitacre of Beverly, reported that Porter forcibly entered his residence on Ohio 60 and the two had an altercation. Mincks said the two men knew each other prior to the incident.
Whitacre told deputies he struck Porter several times with a baseball bat and Porter then fled the scene. After the confrontation, both of Porter's wrists were broken and he had several contusions on his head, the sheriff's office said.
Law enforcement officials conducted a search of Washington and Morgan counties with a helicopter and police cruisers, looking for Porter's red pickup, until he turned up at at Twin City Hospital.
Porter is currently being held at the Tuscarawas County jail. The sheriff's department said charges related to the burglary are forthcoming.
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MKDK4TK
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08-04-08 4:09 PM
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Johanna, i certainly am for protecting yourself and family. i'm saying why are people getting upset with that? we are on the same page-i think
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MKDK4TK
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08-04-08 4:07 PM
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Johanna, i certainly am for protecting yourself and family. i'm saying why are people getting upset with that? we are on the same page-i think
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Johanna
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08-02-08 11:23 PM
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MKDK>>>I think I missed something? Since when is it against the law to protect yourself from someone breaking and entering?
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MKDK4TK
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07-31-08 8:01 AM
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alot of you guys trying to defend whatever the reason for the breaking and entering or beating or whatever happened kills me. drug deal gone bad, robbing someone-WHO CARES, those are both against the law. if indeed it was a drug deal gone bad or a breaking and entering you go Jason and John and beat the living daylights out of each other so there will be 2 less losers in the area. i'm personally sick and tired of the crime in the area no matter what happened to either one of them.
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surprised
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07-29-08 9:57 PM
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None of you people know what happened for sure! You've got him hung, shot and in prison before a trial. Maybe it was a drug deal gone bad but you guys in your own little world can't imagine that happening. Well it does and lets hope the sheriff's office will look into the matter and find out the truth.
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teaglass97
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07-29-08 2:21 AM
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At least you didn't write the whole paragraph in capital letters. Good job.
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Johanna
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07-29-08 2:15 AM
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You are all judging someone that defended his home or the home that he was in and all that we know so far, is that someone broke in...what would you do? I would defend my home and children without question!! If I had a gun and this person broke in, I would shoot. Baseball bat??? I would beat the life out of him if I had to. Who asks what they are wanting? History of the 2? who knows? A history of anyone doesn't dismiss breaking and entering! My home is MY HOME and if I choose to use CAPITAL LETTERS, I WILL. Don't mess with my home or anyones home.
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hockeypuck
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07-28-08 9:24 PM
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Parrothead, you never cease to amaze me. You always add words, or actions that do not exist to others words. How fair of you.
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straightup52
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07-28-08 8:49 AM
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I would introduce the intruder to my two friends, Smith and Wesson!
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Branches
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07-28-08 12:57 AM
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by the way whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"? He'll never get a fair shake in this county with this type of mindset as potential jurors!!
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Branches
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07-28-08 12:39 AM
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Darby1952, hope you never have a friend or kid or brother in the wrong place at the wrong time and gets beat like John did. No matter what someone does he doesnt deserve being hit by a car and beaten in the head. Especially when its 3 or 4 on one. Maybe the cops should be lookin for a red car with a cracked windshield.
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Branches
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07-28-08 12:34 AM
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By the way, John LIVES in Dennison, not fleeing out of the area like the media made it sound. And since Jason is about half the size of John, why didnt john wipe up the road with him? it was because Jason hit him with his car before he beat him up. thats why the backs of his legs are messed up. Sounds like the drug dealer had to make up a story why he beat someone up to me.
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Parrothead
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07-27-08 10:55 PM
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What? Two sides to this, and every other, story?!? You mean that there may be a possibility that he wasn’t robbing or even inside this house? Wow! And to think the hockeypuck and the lynch mob already have the noose hanging from the tree in the front yard.
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bullcrap
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07-27-08 10:29 PM
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sorry
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teaglass97
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07-27-08 10:25 PM
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Quit writing in all capital letters....
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bullcrap
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07-27-08 10:15 PM
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I DONT AGREE WITH STEALING FROM ANYONE . BUT I THINK THERE IS MORE THAN ONE SIDE TO THIS STORY . I DO FEEL BAD 4 JASON . HE DONT DESERVE TO BE ROBED . NOBODY DOES. BUT WAS JOHN THE ONE ROBING HIM OR WAS HE CONVIENT .HIS TRUCK OVERHEATED AND HE WAS WALKING ON THE WRONG ROAD . GOT HIS ASS KICKED ! BUT WAS HE THE ONE ROBBING JASON ALL THOSE TIMES??????????????? LETS FIND THE TRUTH
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bullcrap
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07-27-08 10:08 PM
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JOHN DIDNT GO TO THE HOSPITAL UNTIL HE CALLED DENNISON POLICE DEP......IF JOHN HAD BROKE IN THAT HOUSE HOW DID HE GET OUT ? FIRST OF ALL. AND DRIVE 2HRS TO DENNISON WITHOUT MARIETTA POLICE STOPIN HIM?... THEN IF HE HAD 2 BROKIN WRIST HOW DID HE DRIVE? HE DONT HAVE ANY BROKIN BONES AT ALLL .
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bullcrap
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07-27-08 10:02 PM
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IM SORRY BUT ONLY HALF THE STORY IS BEING TOLD ABOUT THIS .ALOT OF IT ITSNT EVEN TRUE . JOHN AND JASON WERE STREET BUDDYS ,, AT ONE TIME . THEN SOMEONE RIPED SOMEONE OFF AND THAT SHOULD TELL U ALOT . JOHN WASNT EVEN IN THE HOUSE AT ANY TIME . HE WAS BEAT OUTSIDE ...
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theogre
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07-27-08 10:00 PM
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Just remember that if you shoot to wound they can then sue you and take everything you own for shooting them. Not to mention you will goto jail (do not pass go), for wounding. If your that good of a shot and took the time to just wound, then you had time for other options therefore you are in the wrong and will serve time.
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TXBuckeye
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07-27-08 9:42 PM
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Interesting comments and debate. The "castle law" that was referred to in this thread has been the law of the land down here in Texas for a long time. As more than one law officer has told me, don't ask questions about why they are there, just protect yourself and your family. There is no way of telling how spaced out someone may be on drugs, or they may just be a "bad" person without morals or conscience. IMHO, if they are breaking into my house, it is well within my rights to kill them. It isn't worth taking the chance when it comes to protecting my family.
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Johanna
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07-27-08 8:43 PM
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Find out what they want first...when they are breaking in??? Are you nuts? Maybe you should offer them some tea, as well? He's probably lucky that all he got was a ball bat!
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brandon24
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07-27-08 6:23 PM
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i think u r all nuts
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hockeypuck
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07-27-08 4:38 PM
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Beating him with a baseball bat is a good first start.
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jbooth17
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07-27-08 3:50 PM
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I honestly don't care what his intentions are, and I wouldn't stop to ask him. If someone has broken into my home, I can only assume his intentions are the worst. I won't endanger my family by trying to figure out what an intruder is intending. As far as I'm concerned, the consequences for his intrusion are his responsibility.
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beddyrn
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07-27-08 1:11 PM
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"but please dont just shot on site to kill, thats unreasonable and unneccesary if all they want to do is steal your TV" TV OR NOT, THE DUDE HAS NO BUSINESS IN MY HOME ... AND IF I FOUND THE SOB, I SURE WOULDN'T WAIT TO SEE IF HE WAS THERE TO MURDER, RAPE OR STEAL ...
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