Nancy Drury Duncan

Special to Salisbury Daily Times

A Belle Haven man who walked into another man’s house stark naked while under the influence of drugs and alcohol was sentenced last week in Accomack County court.

Jeffery Kluttz, 42, had been found guilty in January of breaking and entering to commit a misdemeanor, a felony charge, in an incident last July at a Painter area home.

According to testimony at his trial, a naked and heavily tattooed Klutts was seen on a video surveillance system hosing himself off outside the home by homeowner Travis McLeish.

At the trial, the commonwealth showed the pertinent parts of the video. It showed Klutts, who McCleish said he did not know, walking up the driveway stark naked and then picking up the hose and hosing himself off.

McCleish said he was looking at the video when he heard a voice coming from somewhere in his house. He told the court he picked up his gun and walked out into the hall.

There stood the same man, still wearing nothing, his body covered with tattoos, the court was told.

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“He scared me to death, I stopped in my tracks,” McLeish said, but added it was immediately apparent the intruder did not have any kind of weapon.

He said he asked the man what he was doing and told him to leave. The man responded, saying he needed a towel but left. Later, he came to the house again and this time police were called and Klutts was arrested.

When arrested, he was found to be under the influence of both drugs and alcohol.

At his sentencing on March 22, Commonwealth’s Attorney Spencer Morgan said Klutts had ingested a large amount of methamphetamine and Percoset along with alcohol that day and had a serious drug problem.

“He would benefit from the CCAP (Community Corrections Alternative Program), Morgan told the court.

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“It is somewhat miraculous we are having this hearing today based on the drugs and alcohol you had that day,” said Substitute Judge Burke F. McCahill.

“That you could ingest all those substances and still be here. And, this homeowner showed incredible restraint in not shooting you. I doubt there is a prosecutor in this commonwealth that would have prosecuted him,” the judge told Klutts.

“It would clearly be a case of self-defense. You are a lucky man in that respect.”

He sentenced Klutts to five years and suspended all but time served. He ordered him to be transported to the CCAP program and to be on supervised probation for three years.

“This program has been re-tooled to deal with drug problems, “ McCahill said.

He told Klutts he must successfully complete the program, “or you will be back here and serve that five years.”