Man shoots suspect who cops say broke into his truck — and ends up paying much higher price than alleged crook

A Memphis man shot a suspect who police say broke into his truck over the weekend — and ended up paying a much higher price than the alleged crook.

What are the details?

Police said Quendarius Turner was in his residence at the Trails of Mt. Moriah Apartments when he heard glass breaking in the parking lot Saturday, WREG-TV reported.

When Turner looked out his window, he saw a man standing next to his truck and another man — identified as Justice Allen — getting into the truck through the broken window, the station said.

Turner told officers he grabbed a gun, went outside, and fired shots at his truck, WREG noted.

Allen tried to get away, but the station said Turner chased him down, took him back to his apartment, and called police.

Turner said he realized he shot Allen when they got to his apartment, WREG said, adding that police said Turner indicated he never saw a weapon on Allen or the other man.

Allen admitted to officers that he and others went to the apartment complex to break into cars in order to get money, WREG reported.

What happened next?

Allen, 18, was charged with burglary of a vehicle and posted his $10,000 bond the same day the incident occurred, according to Shelby County Sheriff's Office jail records.

But it was a longer stretch of time behind bars — and a costlier release — for Turner.

Turner was charged with aggravated assault and was being held on a $75,000 bond, according to WREG. Jail records indicate that Turner, 23, posted a $25,000 bond Tuesday.

Both Turner and Allen are set to appear in court Wednesday morning, jail records show.

Car break-ins common at apartment complex

Neighbors told WREG they understand why Turner took the actions he did.

“If it came down to it, you really don’t know," according to Lyric Bugg, who lives near the area, the station said. "Go out there, and you see somebody breaking into your car, and you try to stop them — they can do it to you first. It’s kind of an iffy situation. You really wouldn’t know what to do in that moment sometimes."

WREG said that "while we were at the complex, we saw several cars that had their windows busted out. People who live here say car break-ins are common." The station added that in the 38115 zip code this year, there have been more than 600 vehicles stolen and more than 360 cars broken into.

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