Four men were charged with robbery and home invasion in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County after they entered a home on the 2000 block of Willow Park Road around 4 a.m. on Thursday. The men were identified as Millito Delgado, 45; Michael Matas, 29; Francis Ferrando, 23; and Anthony Santiago, 29. Three people were in the house at the time.
According to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office, during the home invasion, one of the occupants shot at least two of the home invaders.
The good-guy with a gun fired at the intruders, hitting Matas and Ferrando. Matas was hit seven times and is in critical but stable condition, but he is expected to survive. Ferrando was hit in the leg. They, along with Delgado, were taken into custody while Santiago remained at large. All four men have been charged.
The four intruders now face criminal charges, including three counts of robbery with attempted serious bodily injury, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime, burglary, simple assault, and related charges. Delgado, Matas, and Ferrando were in custody while Santiago remained at large, although police said there was no danger to the public.
Officials said that the affidavit spelling out the circumstances of the case would remain sealed to protect the ongoing investigation. The Northampton County District Attorney’s Office is investigating how both wounded suspects made it to hospitals.
At this time, no charges have been filed against the occupant, who appears to have been legally armed, for repeatedly shooting the two robbers.
The incident has once more highlighted the growing trend of law-abiding Americans defending themselves and their loved ones with legally owned guns.
While gun banners continue to deny the effective use of weapons for self-defense, gun rights advocates argue that the right to bear arms is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the US Constitution and that law-abiding citizens should be able to use firearms to defend themselves and their property.
Opponents continue to spin the lie, that U.S. gun ownership and responsible access to firearms leads to more gun violence, accidents, and deaths. They also claim that gun owners lack the necessary training to use firearms safely and responsibly, despite what we just reported.
The debate around gun control in the US remains highly polarized, with both sides firmly entrenched in their positions. However, incidents like the one in Bethlehem Township continue to fuel the ongoing discussion about how best to balance individual rights with public safety, with armed and deadly self-defense.
Doesn’t say what the occupants were shooting, but it looks like more range time may be needed. He/she hit the bad guy 7 times and he’s is stable condition? And another perp is shot in the leg? Almost a happy ending.
Your glass is half-empty……
Two guys receiving medical care – neither able to pay. This means tax payers and hospital users are paying for their care. For this trash disposal costs far less than repair.
Thrill defender fought them off. Thrilled defender provided disincentive for future home invasions. Like @jrw would have preferred lower cost option for all three invaders.
What state was this is? Why is reporting and writing so shitty these days? Half stories, missing info, etc.
Pennsylvania
Journalism is a dead art. USC (University of South Carolina) hands out Journalism degrees for the asking, anymore. The “who, what, when, where, how, and why” that used to be staples of a news article are frequently missing two or more of these components in news articles, especially on local TV station news sites. Accurate spelling is no longer a given, not even close. Truth? Well we know how little that matters, too.
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time!
Or survive the bullets !
It’s hard to believe these days why criminals pick armed citizens to rob and invade instead of the unarmed idiots that make their identities known to everyone. Picking on the anti gun crowd seems it would be much safer on their part. I guess crooks are really as dumb as they act.
Questions: WHY: were the racial grouping of the TERRORISTS not announced; were they here “legally”?; did these terrorists not have their “rap sheet” information revealed?. From their names, they appear to be of Mexican/SotB people.
Sounds like foreign born criminals doing crime Americans refuse to do?
That is an awesome phrase!
He must have been using a pea shooter, LOL. How did he not die from 7 shots? He had to be shot in the legs and arms.
One suspect was shot 7 times!!!!!!!! What was the caliber.
I always wish they would include caliber, bullet brand, weight,and type, and gun make, model, and barrel length, in these articles. It would allow for a good running count of what does and does not work in the real world. Heck, what am I saying? Friends still on the job tell me cops don’t even include that info in their reports, these days. When I had a firearm related incident, all of that was included in my report. If there was ammo with the gun, I noted it as “nickel plated .38 Spl cases with R-P headstamp and what appears… Read more »
“Matas was hit seven times and is in critical but stable condition, but he is expected to survive.”
Seems like a good case to argue for JHP defense rounds instead of FMJ target rounds. Granted, I don’t know what ammo was used in this case, but a crimimal is more likely to survive FMJ hits vs JHP, and if you want to end a threat, JHP is more llikely to achieve that objective.
My 9mm mags are loaded alternating FMJ and JHP. Everyone gets at least two rounds for openers! Unlikely that I’ll ever have to use it, as I long ago moved from NY to a much lower crime state. So far, so good!
Before we debate gun control, we really need to debate crime control; law enforcement and prosecution. We simply cannot allow politics to defund the police, and allow prosecutors to ignore felonious crimes, while ignoring that fact that a majority of the crime is being perptrated by people of color. Some will call me a racist, and I call myself a realist. I will say what people are thinking and choose not to say; where is my Pulitzer Prize? Profiling in law enforcement is not racist, and is based on statistics. The demography of the criminals is what it is. Until… Read more »
The people that I feel sorriest for are the decent “People of Color”!
Awwwwwww….
Bethlehem Township – Northampton County, Pennsylvania