‘Lawful but awful’: Man fires 30 rounds at his pool cleaner after mistaking him for thief

A Florida man is avoiding charges thanks to the castle doctrine after firing 30 shots from his rifle at the family’s pool cleaner.

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said Bradley Hocevar, 57, was home with his wife, Jana Hocevar, 43, when they heard noises and saw a man on their pool deck around 9:15 p.m. on June 15.

That’s when Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says Jana called 911 and Bradley grabbed his Colt M-4 carbine rifle from the couple’s bedroom. He then says Bradley believed he could still hear noises out back and fired his rifle two more times, emptying the magazine, despite Polek having already run off.The sheriff said Polek had been in the area servicing pools late into the evening because the company was behind but added that the pool technician didn’t knock on the door or notify anyone that he would be servicing the pool so late.

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