Spring homeowner charged for firing upon two men attacking his wife

Spring homeowner Jeremiah Morin, 34, was arrested and charged with third-degree felony deadly conduct for allegedly firing shots "indiscriminately" at two men who were assaulting his wife at their home on March 31, 2017. less Spring homeowner Jeremiah Morin, 34, was arrested and charged with third-degree felony deadly conduct for allegedly firing shots "indiscriminately" at two men who were assaulting his wife at their home on March ... more Photo: Michael Minasi/Houston Chronicle Photo: Michael Minasi/Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Spring homeowner charged for firing upon two men attacking his wife 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

SPRING – A Spring homeowner who allegedly shot at two men attacking his fiance in their front yard is facing felony charges for the shooting.

Jeremiah Morin, 34, was arrested and charged with third-degree felony deadly conduct for allegedly firing "indiscriminately" at the two men who were accosting his fiance in the 30000 block of Wisteria Trace Drive. The two men who attacked Morin's fiance are still on the loose, law enforcement said.

Morin's fiance got home around 11:45 a.m. Friday with two of her children. She took her first child inside and was on her way back out to get her second child when two men came from around the side of her home and attacked her, according to Montgomery County Sheriff's Capt. Bryan Carlisle.

Detectives believe the two men brought tie straps with them and left them as they fled the home, located in Estates of Legends Trace off of Rayford Road in South Montgomery County.

"It looked like some nefarious stuff was going to happen," Carlisle said. "There's no doubt about that."

Neighbors said one of the two men had Morin's fiance in a headlock and looked to be dragging her against her will. Carlisle said that's when Morin stepped out of his garage and opened fire on the two as they ran down the street.

"He began to indiscriminately shoot multiple rounds down the street," said Carlisle, adding that detectives were not sure whether the two men returned fire or even had guns in the first place. "These rounds definitely went down a very crowded street."

Carlisle also said Morin was being uncooperative with detectives prior to his arrest. In a press release, Sheriff's officials said Morin's fiance also was uncooperative and said she would not want to press charges if any suspects are detained.

The Sheriff's Office also stated Morin was a member of the gang Tango Blast.

"I do not know what to read into that," Carlisle said. "That's what our detectives do. Clearly there's information we need that we're just not getting right now. When you have an event of this magnitude, we need information."

A person commits third-degree felony deadly conduct when the person "knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the direction of one or more individuals or a habitation, building or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building or vehicle is occupied," according to the Texas Penal Code.

Detectives looked at nearby homes that may have been hit by stray bullets, but Carlisle said they did not find any. There also was no blood trail left by the attackers as they fled. Carlisle said the attackers are described as short, black males wearing dark clothing and ski masks or bandanas on their heads.

"You can make the assumption that maybe they were trying to take her or take one of the kids," Carlisle said. "We don't know for sure, we're looking at the totality of the circumstances."

As for Morin, he is facing up to 10 years in prison, if convicted.