Kellie Hoehn
Dakota Scott Benoit and John Garland Pierson broke into the Hoehn residence while the entire family was home on September 3, 2008. Kellie Hoehn, struggled with Benoit over a shotgun while yelling for her husband and telling her two children to hide.
While Kellie held on to the shotgun muzzle, her husband, Keith Hoehn, tackled Benoit. Kellie used a jar candle to knock the intruder in the head, which gave her husband a chance to gain control of the shotgun.
Keith Hoehn shot and wounded Pierson. Benoit was killed after Hoehn shot him twice as Benoit continued to try to attack.1
Fast Facts
- Kellie Hoehn was 34 years old when the attack occurred in their Blue Mound, Texas home1
- The Hoehns have a 12-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter1
- Dakota Scott Benoit, 20, was from Richland Hills, TX1
- John Garland Pierson, 25, was from Haltom City, TX 1
- Police suspect Dakota Scott Benoit and John Garland Pierson had broken into the garage of a nearby house earlier in the night2
- Investigators said Keith Hoehn is not likely be charged since he shot the men to protect his children2
Quotes
- "It was like a horror movie. I thought I was a dead man. We're fighting for our lives."—Keith Hoehn1
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