One person was airlifted Thursday afternoon after a disturbance in Hardin that left one man with a shotgun wound to his leg, according to Capt. Billy Knox, a spokesperson for the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 2 p.m. Thursday, authorities were dispatched to a home on the 12700 block of SH 146. When they arrived, they reportedly were informed by the resident of the home, Ian Vollert, that he and another man, Josh Wilson, had argued over a stolen gun that belonged to Vollert.
According to Knox, Wilson had been staying at the home when the gun went missing. The verbal disturbance reportedly became a heated argument that ended with Wilson being shot.
“Everyone is cooperating with the investigation. There are some follow-up interviews that need to be done and we don’t know yet if charges will be filed,” Knox said.
Wilson was airlifted to a Houston-area trauma center and is expected to survive his injuries. A female who lived at the Hardin home – Melody Hartman – was arrested for a probation violation.
At the same time the 9-11 call was made to the sheriff’s office regarding the shooting in Hardin, other sheriff’s deputies were involved in helping to locate a stolen vehicle in the Dayton area in a separate, unrelated case. According to Knox, the vehicle was located and suspects were arrested.
Knox said his morning began Thursday at 6:30 a.m. when he helped Harris County law enforcement locate another stolen vehicle on Hatcherville Road in Dayton.
Information on those two other cases is not available at this time.
What a heart warming story it made my day as was drinking coffee this morning. Thieves get what the deserve sometime
I’m not lyin when I say this .. that’s my dad .. the guy who shot that person.. that dude is my dad
I would like to say this about the situation that happened on that day. The altercation was not over the home owner,s gun being stolen, even though it was mentioned as the home owner, Ian Vollert and Josh Wilson were arguing, that was not correct. And Josh Wilson was not a resident who lived there is also incorrect information given. Josh Wilson was trespassing for the seventh time. H. And he knew he wasn’t supposed to be there and that was his seventh time being there
That is what the whole situation and altercation was about. And if Josh Wilson has not slapped the gun pointed at him, and had then grabbed the gun, trying to take it away from the home owner, Ian Vollert, he would have never been shot. The state of Texas should not have filed charges against the home owner, Ian Vollert, for defending himself and his home and property, and in the good state of Texas, you as a home owner or property owner you have by law and the constitution to protect yourself and property from anyone that is trespassing against you and yours. Had Josh Wilson, not been trespassing for the seven times, and then fighting the home owner for the weapon, he would never been shot.