The Dallas Morning News reports that James Michael Meyer has been charged with murder in the Thursday killing and was jailed on $150,000 bail as of Friday.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Meyer told police he was awakened at around 5 a.m. Thursday by noise outside and saw someone trying to break into his storage shed with a pickax. He says he grabbed his handgun, went outside and yelled at the person to stop and not come closer or else he'd shoot.
Police say he told investigators the person took several steps toward him, so he fired and the burglar dropped his pickax and ran toward the park behind his home. Police say he said he fired again"into the night" in the direction of the park then went back to bed.
Had to be dementia . Sad.
They say it’s unhealthy not to get your8 hours of sleep. Why let a dead burglar mess with your health.
I guess you could say he didn't lose sleep over it.
So?
Boss
Great
Good for him
What else was he supposed to do?
Well, at that age everything is exhausting, he had to rest up before calling the police.
Haha, sleep is important!🤣🤣🤣
Savage
Good I don’t blame him he’s old and needed sleep not his fault a criminal wanted to take something that didn’t belong to him
What hell did yah ever think this elderly man is sick think bed sick problely only had enough strength to go back to bed gzzzzzz make it look like this Easley man lives his life like hooddalum gzzzzz
Texas
Fix this link. It doesn’t open properly. Same as yesterday. The text prints vertically instead of horizontally. Haven’t been able to read this yet.
Well, he needed his sleep, eh?
Best to stay away from backyards, especially if they are not yours.
😂😂😂 Good for him...dam annoying burglars interrupting one’s sleep.
Welcome to Texas!
And?
Lol! 😂 he was so tired and sleepy or he was in a state of somnambulation! After waking up then he saw the body then he remembered and called the police 👮♀️!
When you get to that age sleep is vital criminals health comes second
Tired.
...thug life. 💪🏽❤️
Good for him
WHAT?
Rest In Peace
Lol that’s some Texas justice don’t break into other people’s homes
So?
He was tired!! Just like the cop that shot the guy in his apartment!!
And you have a problem with that because?
It’s not like he was going anywhere. So why not.
Fighting bad guys is exhausting.
He must've been really tired. 😏
Sad...
Damn, hes old, he was tired
When you're tired, you're tired.
Texas...sounds about right. They tough men down there with their guns...
Murder is exhausting
Shooting is reserved for imminent danger. Fear causes an adrenaline rush, which would make sleep difficult. I suspect the killer shot the intruder as he was trying to flee and altered the crime scene to reflect otherwise. I look forward to the DatelineNBC episode
Sad
Hahaha!!!!
Hope the suspect learned his lesson and doesn’t try it again.
That's how tired I was when I worked overnights plus half of my coworker's shifts.
The moment was over quickly for this guy. He needed his sleep apparently.
When you get robbed....but you got shit to do tomorrow.
Such disrespect for a human life.
Now this is the Texas I remember not the Beto banter
does it really matter?
Was the burglar dead when the man who shot him went to bed?
Nothing unusual in such cases. Happens in crimes of passion and crimes in which the victim experienced a very high degree of stress.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
And?
Oh my
When you get old enough and tired enough, Anything is possible. I am 61, and I don't blame the old guy for going back to bed. It's 'Clearly not his fault'
Wow I guess this guy shouldn’t be burglarizing
So murder. Okay
Gotta get that 8hrs, i respect it
(Man walking back in the house while burglar lay in back yard) Under his breath: “Wake me up in the middle of the night think you gone rob somebody. (Turns back while raise gun to yell) And you gone lay there til I finish my sleep. Goes back to 🛌.
Cold hearted killer. All he could have done is call law enforcement and just report the shooting and the intrusion.
Tha_Real_Albert BigB1180 Well it’s not like the dead body was going anywhere, grandpa need his sleep.
What's the hurry?
Damn😂😂
Gotta get that beauty sleep
Sounds a bit racy to me
That’s America
He fired into the night in the direction of the park...so was it the burglar he killed, or just some early morning jogger?
He was Right in the Middle of a Wet Dream. U don't Expect a Guy His Age 2 Drop a DreamDream Do U?
Dang!
And? Good for him defending hid home
No
Americans 🙄
Disgusting
Unable to read the article. Nothing there except the alignment numbers.
not an emergency 911 is for emergencies seems reasonable to me.
That would make me tired too.
green__95 Can’t come and kill himself
If you intentionally did this, it is a murder
And? Had the guy not been in the mans back yard he wouldn’t have gotten shot. All on the burgler here.
Gotta love Texas
This will be something for the NRA to crow about.
Sad...911 is only 3s to notify the police... before going into the yard or after the incident...
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Guess the burglar shouldn't have been a burglar
Behind not inan wait 2 hours before calling police...sounds suspicious. He probably shot poop kid walking home though the alley
Blame it on Ambien, maybe?
It’s not like he got up to pee and go back to bed! He killed someone and went back to bed. Wtf
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Not a psychopath serial killer at all
Wrong victim, but the media aided by the family, will spin it as little innocent Joey was on his way to his paper route when he took a wrong turn and ended up in the monsters back yard. Now he’ll never graduate med school.
Lesson learned.... don’t touch other people’s property!
Sweet.
Job well done.
Dead tired.
Well... this is Texas so...
So what's wrong with that?
The burglar apparently wasn't going anywhere.
The burglar ain’t going anywhere. Why rush?
librab103 :-/
librab103 Much like when you gotta pee you gotta pee, if you're dog tired enough you will shoot someone and go back to sleep.
Savage!
Sleep was important did him at that moment
After actually reading the article😀, I suppose the question is did the first shot hit the burglar in the front, or did the second shot hit the burglar in the back?
Grandpa needs his sleep. Give him a break.
not very detailed for a killing :/
Was he on sleeping meds.
Now that is how its done in Texas.
Old people get grumpy when their sleep is interrupted. This guy just went a little too far is all.
This is fine.
He defended himself
Ehh I'll deal with it in the morning
He needed his sleep!
Hahaha
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