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Homeowner Will Not Face Charges

Posted: 12:05 pm EST March 22, 2004

Springfield police said a woman who shot and killed an intruder will not face any charges. However, they said the dead man's accomplice will be charged with his death.

James TanksleyThe shooting happened around 3 a.m. Sunday morning inside a home in the 300 block of Chestnut Avenue. Police believe James Tanksley, 20, (pictured, left) and Matthew Marino, 21, broke into the woman's house and attempted to burglarize it. Marino was shot and killed by the homeowner during the breakin.

Tanksley pleaded not guilty to one count of murder. He is being held in the Clark County Jail on 100,00 dollars bond.

Investigators said Tanksley was charged in connection with the death because the shooting occurred during the commission of a felony.

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