Henderson man shoots alleged home invaders

David Kihara

Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005 | 11:14 a.m.

A Henderson man shot and wounded two men who allegedly broke into his home near College Drive and East Horizon Drive on Monday night, Henderson Police said.

The homeowner, whose name was withheld by police, shot 24-year-old Joey Bolden and his cousin, 25-year-old DelMarco Bolden, at the house in the 500 block of Old Highlands Street about 8 p.m., Officer Todd Rasmussen, spokesman for Henderson Police, said.

Joey Bolden was treated and released from UMC, then was booked into jail, while DelMarco Bolden was recovering at the hospital this morning, Rassmussen said.

The cousins are being charged with felony home invasion, Rasmussen said.

Police believe the homeowner acted in self-defense, so he has not been charged with a crime, Rasmussen said.

The Boldens and possibly one other suspect broke into the home through a back door, Rasmussen said. The homeowner heard the men inside the home and fired in their direction, striking the cousins, Rasmussen said.

After the shooting, the suspects jumped over a 5-foot brick wall into a neighbor's yard.

That neighbor, 20-year-old Carrie Metcalf, said she heard gunshots, then her dog began barking loudly. She went to investigate and spotted blood in her backyard near a jacuzzi.

"The police arrived on the scene shortly thereafter," she said this morning, adding she was still shook up about the incident.

The suspects fled the neighborhood but later showed up at Valley Hospital for treatment of their wounds, police said.

Valley Hospital notified Henderson Police when the two men showed up to get treated for gunshot wounds. The men were later transferred to UMC.

Metcalf said she had never heard of any home invasions occurring in the area in the two years she has lived there. She said she applauded her neighbor -- identified as Brad -- for shooting the suspects.

"Thank God he did," she said.

Although she hates guns, Metcalf plans to purchase one. It's better than being defenseless, she said.