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Tonight I told a man to leave my property and that he was trespassing. He went to leave and then came back toward me, bowed up and got in my face. I stood my ground and told him to leave as he was trespassing. (Argument between him and his ex girlfriend took place on my property, he was not invited.) He then went around me, walked another 75 feet closer to my home, away from his car. I kept thinking, do I really want to use REASONABLE force to get this guy off my property? He said he was going to retrieve an item in the yard that was his. He got it and left.
Officer Hawkins of the Fishers Police Department gave me his "word of caution" speech and told me that I could not use any force to get a person off of my property. He went further to say that only law enforcement could do so if a formal complaint was filed, then served to the person, and that they had to then break that trespassing notice in order to be charged. IS THIS CORRECT?!?! Let's hear it you lawyer types!
I was armed, certainly would not have drawn, and managed to keep my cool.
Officer Hawkins of the Fishers Police Department gave me his "word of caution" speech and told me that I could not use any force to get a person off of my property. He went further to say that only law enforcement could do so if a formal complaint was filed, then served to the person, and that they had to then break that trespassing notice in order to be charged. IS THIS CORRECT?!?! Let's hear it you lawyer types!
I was armed, certainly would not have drawn, and managed to keep my cool.