Montgomery County man kills alleged home invader Suspect's accused accomplice jailed after 911 call

A man shot and killed a suspected burglar who forced entry into his parents' Montgomery County home Saturday morning, authorities said.

Homeowners told investigators that their adult son was home alone asleep around 7:50 a.m. when he heard what sounded like someone trying to force their way into a side door at the house in the 16000 block of Burklin, authorities said.

He then got out of bed, retrieved a handgun and pressed the panic button of the alarm system. When he walk toward the living room, he was confronted by 29-year-old Claude Lowell Woodard. The homeowners' son fired his pistol three times in Woodard's direction, authorities said.

Woodard fled outside toward the driveway, where he collapsed and later died. Authorities found that he was in possession of at least two knives and a replica BB gun, authorities said.

During this time, another man, later identified as Jason Allen Doster, 36, called 911 to say he had been assaulted and his truck stolen by an unknown man. The vehicle he described matched the description of the suspect's vehicle in the attempted burglary, which deputies had found abandoned under the carport of the burglarized home.

A short time later, Doster arrived at the scene and was questioned. He provided several inconsistent accounts of his story, authorities said.

Upon further interviewing, Doster admitted to driving to the residence with Woodard and to being present during the attempted burglary and shooting, authorities said.

Doster was arrested for burglary of habitation and taken to the Montgomery County Jail.

No charges are being pursued against the homeowners’ son and the case will be referred to the Montgomery County grand jury for review.

Woodard and Doster both have criminal histories in Texas.

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