Elderly man kills younger home intruder

CEDAR CREEK, Texas (KXAN) - An elderly man defending his home from an intruder stabbed and killed a 38-year-old man Friday after a struggle ensued.

Bastrop County sheriff's deputies are investigating the Friday night home invasion that left Jonathan W. Jones dead.

Deputies were called to the 300 block of Lake View Drive in Cedar Creek around 11:16 p.m. and found homeowner Marion Lee Hill, 75, with multiple facial injuries and Jones dead at the scene with a stab wound to his chest.

Authorities said a preliminary investigation indicates this was a home invasion and that Jones was inside the home prior to Hill's arrival. A struggle ensued, resulting in Jones' death.

"It scares me," said Roy Lyon, who lives down the street from the home where the incident happened. "I'm wondering - his isn't the wealthiest neighborhood in the world - I'm wondering what an intruder is doing down here."

Lyon said he and his neighbors were trying to find out more information. Located 3 miles south of Highway 71, the neighborhood is full of dirt roads and dead-end streets.

"We've got a dead end," said Lyon. "If someone was coming after you, you'd have a rough time getting out of here."

Neighbor Jason Avent agrees.

Avent is involved with the neighborhood watch program and says it is hard to do anything in the quiet neighborhood without everyone knowing.

"We have been able to purchase a lot of signs for the neighborhood watch. If you were casing place, this would be a place to avoid."

Avent hopes the home invasion is not a random crime. Hill does own a well known bar in the small town but it is unknown if it had anything to do with his home becoming a target.

There is a 'No Trespassing' sign on the chain link fence outside the home where the stabbing took place, but nothing appeared disturbed Monday afternoon.

In Texas, the Castle Doctrine protects property owners from being charged criminally if they shoot and kill someone on their property in self-defense.

Investigators continue to gather information on the case.