Chief Salsbury Intervenes to Save Neighbor From Gunman

Central police chief James Salsbury was working in his yard when he heard gunshots from this neighbor’s house across the street. He jumped inside his own home to grab a gun and badge.
As Salsbury ran across the street, the neighbor was staggering out his front door covered with blood. The chief thought he had been shot but in fact his head had been beaten severely with a pipe. The gunshots came when the victim was able to pull a gun from his pants and shoot his assailant three times.
Just as the Chief was coming onto his neighbor’s property, a masked man appeared from around the right side of the house with his gun drawn. Salsbury said the gunman obviously was coming to finish off the neighbor.
Salsbury raised his weapon toward the gunman who saw the badge and immediately turned and ran behind the house. The chief followed the man whom he thought went into the house but instead found another man lying on the floor near death.
The man on floor, 31-year-old Michael Dunchamp, a white male who lived nearby, had visited the home owner earlier. Dunchamp returned to the home with two black males, and the homeowner reportedly let the three men inside. So it was not a “home invasion” as reported earlier.
The men were there to rob the homeowner, and Dunchamp proceeded to beat the homeowner about the head with a pipe. However, as he was being beaten, he was able to pull a gun from his pants and shoot Dunchamp.
In the confusion, the homeowner was able to escape through the front door, which is when Salsbury arrived and saw him bleeding. One of the black males reportedly went out the back door and circled around to try to kill the homeowner. But it was then that he encountered Chief Salsbury, and he fled.
Apparently, the other black male fled the scene more quickly.
Meanwhile, a white female arrived at the house where Chief Salsbury detained her. Numerous law enforcement officers quickly arrived on the scene. Sheriff Sid Gautreaux arrived and stayed with Salsbury for several hours. The homeowner and Dunchamp were taken to the hospital, and Dunchamp was pronounced dead almost immediately.
Anthony Myles, 30, the man who was confronted by Chief Salsbury, was taken into custody the next day. He faces a long list of charges including accessory to first degree murder. Arthur Rogers, 31, who fled the scene, was arrested later. He faces charges including armed robbery.
The female who said she did not know what was happening has not been charged.