Man uses knife to defend life from two home invaders

WCPO (Abc Cincinnati) reported recently that a man used a knife to defend himself when two persons unlawfully entered his home.

From the article:

Around 11:20 a.m., sheriff's deputies were dispatched to 171 Pontius Avenue for a reported person stabbed. When they arrived they found two people injured, and both were transported by the Miami Township Fire Department to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said.

During a follow-up investigation by the sheriff's office's Criminal Investigative Section, it was found that Ron Sipple, 42, and Cody Ray Otto, 19, had forced their way inside the home. A verbal altercation ensued that turned into physical altercation where Otto was stabbed and Sipple sustained minor wounds after attacking the person who stabbed Otto.

The sheriff's office determined that the person who stabbed Otto did so out of self-defense.

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Both Otto and Sipple are each being charged with one count of aggravated burglary.

Under Ohio's Castle Doctrine* law, if someone unlawfully enters or attempts to enter an occupied home or temporary habitation, or occupied car, citizens have an initial presumption that they may act in self defense, and will not be second-guessed by the State.

* NOTE: When people hear the term Castle Doctrine, they often think of firearms. But the fact is, the parts of Ohio law which govern the use of force in the home pertain to ALL acts of self-defense - regardless of the instrument one uses to protect oneself.

Chad D. Baus served as Buckeye Firearms Association Secretary from 2013-2019, and continues to serve on the Board of Directors. He is co-founder of BFA-PAC, and served as its Vice Chairman for 15 years. He is the editor of BuckeyeFirearms.org, which received the Outdoor Writers of Ohio 2013 Supporting Member Award for Best Website, and is also an NRA-certified firearms instructor.