Trespassing is a misdemeanor. Even in Castle Doctrine States like GA you do t have the right to brandish a weapon to a trespasser. I have read so many threads that have keyboard badasses stating they would shoot the trespasser, string the trespasser up, etc. In my home state of GA, even if you have posted signs, unless you as the land owner have signed an affidavit with names listed of who is allowed on the property a trespass case will not hold up in court. The only thing law enforcement can do is issue a warning.
Two yrs ago my wife who is an RN, and worked 3rd shift at the time, would come home from work, sit on the back porch, and wind down by drinking a couple of beers. One night she had an older man walk within 10’ of our back porch, stare at her for a few minutes, and walk off. The next morning she told me about it, and I 1/2 way believed her. We live dead center of about a 49 acre block of woods, and have a 2000’ driveway. No one comes to our house, without notice so why would an old man be walking up to our porch at 1am. So, being the living husband I am, I put up several trail cams around the house , and sure nuff our weird ass neighbor for about 1/4 mile away was roaming our property at night. I called the cops 7 different times on him within 3 months. I even filled out the affidavit, had him on camera, and they still couldn’t prosecute. He would always disappear before the cops got there. I actually saw him walk behind a tree and hide one night when the cops were there. I recorded him crossing onto my property using a thermal. I took the evidence to the Sheriff, and was told “he’s trespassing, your life is not in danger from that. Any use of deadly force will land you in jail.” I was also told holding him at gun point until the law could get there would be a felony charge, and I would have to leave it for a jury to decide. I cured the problem, but it took a lot of creativity, and was very expensive.
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