Homeowner shoots out tires, holds alleged burglars at gunpoint

Two people were arrested after a homeowner confronted them during an alleged burglary at a Richmond, New York, residence Sunday night, according to the Ontario County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded around 9 p.m. Aug. 9 to a report of an active burglary at a home on O'Neill Road in the town of Richmond.

he 911 caller told dispatchers that the homeowner was holding the two alleged burglars at gunpoint until deputies arrived.

Investigators said the homeowner also fired shots at the tires of a vehicle parked in the driveway that was believed to belong to the suspects. The vehicle was unoccupied at the time.

After hearing the gunshots, the two people allegedly inside the home exited with their hands raised and surrendered to the homeowner, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Deputies then took the two into custody without incident.

Items from inside the residence were found in their possession as they exited the home, investigators said.

Alexandria Mosher, 19, of Lima, and Dominick Wood, 22, of Lima, were each charged with second-degree burglary.

Both were transported to the Ontario County Jail and arraigned through centralized arraignment. They were released on pretrial release.