.40 Caliber Pistol Wound Sobers Up Invader

BROKEN ARROW ~ A man who was shot by a homeowner after he broke into the latter’s home was released from the hospital Thursday morning and transported immediately to the Tulsa Jail, police said.

Stephen Richardson, 19, could be charged with first-degree burglary in connection with the Saturday incident at a Broken Arrow residence in the 3100 block of West Norman Circle, police said.

Police say the homeowner, identified by the Tulsa World through public records as Curtis Freeman, shot Richardson with a .40-caliber handgun after Richardson entered the home by allegedly breaking the master bedroom’s back-door window.

“The suspect threw a rock through the glass portion of the door, then reached through the window, unlocked the door, and entered the residence,” a police report stated.

Richardson entered the master bedroom and was trying to enter the hallway when he was shot, police said.

Police said the homeowner’s wife and son also were present at the time. Police say the homeowner is considered the victim in the crime.

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