He was caught - didn't make it far at all I had already called the cops, and he made it maybe a quarter of a mile. I had a Remington 870, but as my life is in no danger, I couldn't justify shooting. Getting around to posting my backlog of stuff, mostly this kind of thing. Claymont, Delaware, USA and in Wilmington, Delaware (City of Death) What you are missing is that there were initially 5 thugs. I didn't notice them as I was cutting my grass. I saw them move towards the side yard, then I engaged them verbally. I told them to leave, I was calling the cops. None of them really went too far. Out manned, I decided to go inside and get a phone and call the cops. The guy on the quad was on wet or dust. I've been called a coward for not shooting or confronting them, well, in my state a property crime met with lethal force (and the cops don't give a fuck if you have a bean bag loaded) you are going to jail. There is no castle doctrine or "stand your ground law". Here you have to exhaust all of your options before you employ lethal force.