A St. Paul resident was charged Wednesday with felony assault for shooting a man who fled onto his property while being pursued by police.
Vincent N. Trotter, 36, was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the gunfire at his house in the 600 block of Cook Avenue on the city's East Side.
Trotter was jailed and soon released on $20,000 bail before his first court appearance Friday. Messages were left for him seeking his account of the incident.
A 20-year-old man with an extensive criminal history was shot in the foot and left buttocks, treated for his injuries at a hospital and jailed on suspicion of car theft.
The gunfire erupted outside the home, which has a sign in a front window that reads: "No trespassing. Violators will be shot. Survivors will be shot again!" The sign punctuates the message with drawings of bullet holes.
Exterior security video from Trotter's home, viewed by police, showed the young man walking up to the house's unenclosed porch and sitting down with his back against a side door, the criminal complaint read.
"At no time did he attempt to open the door or access the home," the complaint said.
Trotter was holding a handgun when officers arrived, according to the complaint. He put the weapon on the ground as police directed.