Burglar Shot by Loganville Mother Sentenced

Paul Slater, who was shot five times by a Loganville mother in January when he broke into her home to burglarize it, was sentenced Tuesday (April 3) to 20 years in prison with 10 to serve by Walton County Superior Court Judge Ken Wynne, according to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Slater pleaded guilty to burglary charges. He was shot by Melinda Herman with a .38-caliber handgun after Slater discovered her hiding in an attic crawlspace with her 9-year-old twins.

After recovering from the gunshot wounds in a local hospital, Slater was transferred to the Walton County Jail.

Slater told the judge that he thought the house was empty when he entered it, according to Channel 2 TV News, and denied pursuing anyone in the home. He reportedly broke through a bedroom door, a bathroom door and a closet door before reaching the attic crawlspace.

The judge also banned Slater from Walton County.