CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities say a northeast Ohio man who fatally shot a burglar in a Cleveland home in November and wounded a man in another break-in this week at the same location had been convicted of a weapons charge in 2010.
Oakwood Village Police Chief Mark Garratt said Friday that 58-year-old Miodrag Bugarcic was convicted in Bedford Municipal Court of a concealed-weapon violation.
The charge stemmed from him firing shots into the ground in an argument with a neighbor. Bugarcic was sentenced to six months in jail, with all but three days suspended.
No phone listing could be found for Bugarcic. His attorney in the 2010 case offered Friday to try to relay a message seeking comment.
The Cleveland prosecutor's office is reviewing Monday's latest shooting to decide on any charges.
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities say a northeast Ohio man who fatally shot a burglar in his home in November shot another man who broke into his home this week.
Police say the latest intruder was shot Monday morning in Miodrag Burgarcic's house in Cleveland. He was taken to the hospital with an arm wound. Burgarcic told officers he was holding the burglar at gunpoint and fired when the suspect tried to hit him with a lamp.
The Plain Dealer reports that Burgarcic fatally shot a 43-year-old knife-wielding burglar in the chest after finding the man in his home Nov. 21. No charges were filed.
The prosecutor's office will review the circumstances of the latest shooting.
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