{"id":28001,"date":"2015-01-28T14:48:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T19:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=28001"},"modified":"2015-01-28T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T20:06:25","slug":"must-see-video-man-breaks-down-door-with-machete-shot-by-homeowner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/must-see-video-man-breaks-down-door-with-machete-shot-by-homeowner\/","title":{"rendered":"MUST SEE VIDEO: Man Breaks Down Door With Machete, Shot by Homeowner"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Feb. 22, 2014, police say Twain Thomas, 54, began threatening neighbors with a machete at a Pocatello, Idaho, apartment complex. Renter James Cvengros heard the commotion, set up a camera and opened his front door to see what was happening.<\/p>\n

Cvengros then quickly closed and locked the door.<\/p>\n

Seconds later, video shows Thomas using the machete to hack his way though the door. Cvengros gives several verbal warnings that he was armed with a gun and kept telling Thomas to leave. Thomas then made entry into the apartment, swung the machete again, and Cvengros opened fire.
\nCvengros’ actions were later ruled as self-defense.<\/p>\n

“If he hadn’t been shot at that time, then we would be looking at a murder case, not an attempted murder case,” Cvengros told ABC affiliate KIFI-TV.<\/p>\n

Thomas survived the shooting and was charged with several counts of aggravated assault and attempted murder. Thomas’ attorneys argued he suffered from both PTSD and frontal-lobe damage to his brain. They say Thomas wasn’t aware of what he was doing until after he was shot.<\/p>\n

A judge found him guilty last Thursday.<\/p>\n

Thomas could serve up to 15 years in prison plus will be forced to pay a $1,200 fine.<\/p>\n