bwell Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 I got to bed early on Friday night because I am going fishing with farmpond1 and another buddy from work early in the morning. Well around 4:45am I hear the alarm to my truck going off, so my wifes looks out the window and starts yelling at this person to leave my truck alone. Well while she is doing that I get dressed and get my M&P .40 loaded up. As I am running down stairs I hear this person in our laundry room. I push the door open with my foot and point my gun at him yelling at him to get on the ground, which he does. Right off the bat I could tell he was mentally ill and was confused. He is wearing my hoodie, underwear, and pants. He was loading our clothes from the laundry room in my truck because he thought they were his. Then I asked him how he got in the house, and we left the back door to our garage unlocked, and our door in the garage to our laundry room was unlocked. Well I ask him why he thought that, and why he came in our house, and he proceeds to tell me that his mom use to live here and he thought she laid those out for him. I told him he walked in to the wrong house and he could have been shot. So after talking a for about 3-5 minutes the cops showed up and took him away. Comes to find out this guy has been all through the house, drank 2 beers, ate our food, feed our dogs (some watch dogs), undressed in the living room to put on my clothes(his clothes were in a pile in the middle of the floor), went through my wifes purse (he had her keys), and watched T.V.! Thank God my wife didnt have my key fob for my truck or else he would have been gone with our mail, clothes, and the fact that we know they guy that went through our house was still out there. I am just glad nobody got hurt, and he is in jail now. Keep those doors locked and be safe! Quote
NewAngler Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Holycrap! Did you get to fish at least? Quote
bwell Posted November 22, 2009 Author Posted November 22, 2009 Yeah we were still able to head out, we each caught a muskie, so it was a good day of fishing. Quote
Big Mike in Fl Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 man, some watch dogs indeed... my rottie woulda tore him to shreads long before anything like that coulda happened... good to know you caught him and didn't have to "use" your firearm in the process...maybe you need that electric fence after all? :-? Quote
bwell Posted November 22, 2009 Author Posted November 22, 2009 lol, yeah that electric fence would have came in pretty handy! Quote
RobbyZ5001 Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 The more stories like this I hear the more I want to buy a gun. Quote
bassnleo Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 bwell, you handled that situation very, very well. I'm sure it was a very stressful situation and for you to order the guy down, immediately realize he was mentally ill (or something like that), keep him calm also, keep him at bay till the police arrive, all requires clear thinking and concise action. Glad you and your family are ok and good job on your part. Quote
bwell Posted November 22, 2009 Author Posted November 22, 2009 bwell, you handled that situation very, very well. I'm sure it was a very stressful situation and for you to order the guy down, immediately realize he was mentally ill (or something like that), keep him calm also, keep him at bay till the police arrive, all requires clear thinking and concise action. Glad you and your family are ok and good job on your part. Thank you, I just knew I had to keep him calm so I was just asking him a bunch of simple questions. I was afraid he would find out that my wife was on the phone with the cops and try to run, so I just tried to keep him talking... Everything worked out, I am just missing an old hoody, and pair of underwear (dont ask lol)... I wasn't able to sleep last night, I think I still had a ton of adrenaline running through my body. Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted November 23, 2009 Super User Posted November 23, 2009 bwell, you handled that situation very, very well. I'm sure it was a very stressful situation and for you to order the guy down, immediately realize he was mentally ill (or something like that), keep him calm also, keep him at bay till the police arrive, all requires clear thinking and concise action. Glad you and your family are ok and good job on your part. no kidding! Quote
Super User Dan: Posted November 23, 2009 Super User Posted November 23, 2009 The more stories like this I hear the more I want to buy a gun. Makes me want to double check my locks at night. Problem solved! Quote
done Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Nice way to keep cool man. With my 4 little girls in the house, and the freaky crimes that have been going on around here lately I am not sure I would have been to restrained. Glad to see it all turned out alright and that nobody was hurt. Quote
D4u2s0t Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 wow, great job. Sorry to hear that happened though, i'm sure that can't be a good feeling. And hopefully you don't get that underwear back lol Quote
BassDeaton01 Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Wow you handled this situation really really well and I'm glad to hear nobody was hurt during this altercation also. Good job man! Way to keep your cool. Quote
bwell Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 Thanks everyone, I am just now starting to calm down from it all, it was one hell of a rush! Quote
FishingBuds Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 The guy is lucky that it ended the way it did for him, cause you had the right to have him pushen up daisies. Good control man Quote
bwell Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 ^^^ I told him that also... but somehow I don't think he understood me. Quote
bocabasser Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 tremendous restraint on your part bwell. i am sure your adrenaline was maxed out. glad things turned out smoothly. coulda been real ugly. Quote
FishingBuds Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 ^^^ I told him that also... but somehow I don't think he understood me. ;D yea I'd gather he didn't understand. I believe the only thing that made sense to him right then was that 40cal! Quote
brushhoggin Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 wait, he wasnt wearing the same underwear you got electrocuted in was he? ;D Quote
bwell Posted November 24, 2009 Author Posted November 24, 2009 ^^^ I told him that also... but somehow I don't think he understood me. ;D yea I'd gather he didn't understand. I believe the only thing that made sense to him right then was that 40cal! You got that right, his eyes were huge when he saw that! Quote
bwell Posted November 24, 2009 Author Posted November 24, 2009 wait, he wasnt wearing the same underwear you got electrocuted in was he? ;D That would have been worse than going to jail! lol Quote
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