Man hired to mow woman's lawn for $20 charged after breaking into her home in The Village

A woman said she hired a man to mow her lawn at a home in The Village for $20, but his offer was just a cover so he could break into her home. "He's the lawn-mowing ninja," Mikela Ricker told KOCO 5. "He offered to do my lawn real cheap." Ricker said she hired Ladell Grigsby to mow her lawn, but he broke into her home when she wasn't home. She said she noticed Grigsby scoping out her windows and then ransacked her home, leaving her scared and angry."I saw the window open, glass on the floor," Ricker said. "As soon as I walk in, I see my couch tipped over, the top of my kitchen ransacked, everything on the floor." Police have arrested and charged Grigsby. Ricker warns others that if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is."Never would have thought it would happen in this area," Ricker said. "This man used a good cover up to scope my house."Authorities have charged Gigsby with second- and third-degree burglary and concealing stolen items.

A woman said she hired a man to mow her lawn at a home in The Village for $20, but his offer was just a cover so he could break into her home.

"He's the lawn-mowing ninja," Mikela Ricker told KOCO 5. "He offered to do my lawn real cheap."


Ricker said she hired Ladell Grigsby to mow her lawn, but he broke into her home when she wasn't home. She said she noticed Grigsby scoping out her windows and then ransacked her home, leaving her scared and angry.

"I saw the window open, glass on the floor," Ricker said. "As soon as I walk in, I see my couch tipped over, the top of my kitchen ransacked, everything on the floor."

Police have arrested and charged Grigsby. Ricker warns others that if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

"Never would have thought it would happen in this area," Ricker said. "This man used a good cover up to scope my house."

Authorities have charged Gigsby with second- and third-degree burglary and concealing stolen items.