Burglar Picked The Wrong Armed Veteran To Mess With

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - A gun battle breaks out in a quiet neighborhood near Jonesboro after a quick thinking homeowner jumped into action after seeing a group of men on his property.

Surveillance video captured the scary moments, and thankfully he escaped without injuries.

"My first thought was to protect my house and protect my property. I just wanted to get the intruders away," Whitfield Smith said.

That was all Whitfield Smith wanted to do early Monday morning when he noticed a group of men on his Ring Camera.

"As I keep looking at the ring camera I noticed a young man running from the neighbor's yard across my yard and into the street to meet up with two other gentlemen," Smith said.

One of the men made a near fatal decision.

"He sprints up my driveway. I can see from the camera he’s hunched down wearing a gray hoodie, and he has a firearm in his hand. He tries to get into the BMW in the driveway. The doors locked," Smith described.

"I grab my rifle and I head outside," Smith said.

Smith was wearing flip-flops, pajama pants and no shirt.

This veteran went to war to protect his wife who was hiding inside.