A woman shot and killed a registered sex offender after being assaulted when she discovered him hiding in a closet in her daughters bedroom. The suspect had previously been convicted of child molestation in 1999. All too often these animals are slapped on the wrist and given short sentences only to be released and become repeat offenders. This woman ensured the latter didn’t happen and and made the world a safer place for children in her community.
According to WDHN On saturday around 11:30 p.m., the Early County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a homeowner reporting an intruder in her house on Woodlawn Drive in Blakely.
A struggle ensued and the woman ended up shooting the intruder.
” At the time she called 911, she had locked her daughter in a bedroom to be able to call 911. She wasn’t sure where the intruder was at that time after shooting him,” said Captain Will Caudill, Early County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman had noticed something unusual in her daughter’s bedroom concerning a window.
“When she went to investigate that is when she reports Lindsey came out and assaulted her and her daughter,” said Caudill.
Deputies responded to the scene and made contact with the victims.
They then began searching the exterior of the residence.
“They found a male subject lying in the back yard, unresponsive and suffering from apparent gun shot wounds,” said Caudill.
The man was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced.
He has been identified as 53-year-old Michael Lindsey.
He is listed on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Registry for molesting a child