McCalla home invasion suspect arrested after run-in with homeowner and his gun Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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JUMPED INTO ACTION. SHERI: ONLY ON 13, WVTM’S MARY O’CONNELL EXPLAINS WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH THE HOMEOWNER’S MIND, WHEN A BURGLAR SHOWED UP AT HIS DOORSTEP. >> MY WIFE WAS SITTING BY THE WINDOW FACING THE FRONT YARD AND SHE SAID SOMEBODY WAS HERE MARY: THIS PERSON WALKING UP TO SHELBY TUCKER’S MCCALLA AREA HOME. YOU CAN SEE THE MAN OPEN AND CLOSE THE FRONT GATE. >> I STEPPED BACK IN THE BEDRO AND GRABBED MY PISTOL OFF THE NIGHTSTAND I FIGURE IF HE WAS GOING TO BE ARMED, I WAS GOING TO BE ON. MARY: TUCKER SAYS HE WAS READY TO CONFRONT THE MAN, BUT THE SUSPECT ALREADY OPENED THE DOOR. >> I JUST MET HIM WITH A GUN AND SAID YOU’RE AT THE WRONG HOUSE. MARY: THE SUSPECT QUICKLY BACKED OFF. TUCKER SAYS THE MAN KEPT ASKING FOR A PHONE CHARGER. >> HE KEPT SAYING, DON’T SHOOT ME, AND I SAID I’M NOT GOING TO SHOOT YOU, I JUST NEED YOU TO LEAVE. MARY: EVENTUALLY, THE MAN WENT OFF INTO THE WOODS. AUTHORITIES CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF I-459. OFFICERS WERE TOLD THE MAN HAD A GUN IN HIS HAND. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, BUT-- >> BETWEEN OUR HOUSE AND THE INTERSTATE, HE LOST HIS SHOES AND HIS PANTS. MARY: THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE MAN WILL FACE CHARGES WHEN HE’S RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ALSO TELLS US TUCKER HANDLED THE SITUATION WITH REMARKABLE RESTRAINT. STILL, THIS HOMEOWNER TELLS US. >> I GUESS WE’LL PROBABLY WIND UP LOCKING THEM MORE OFTEN. MARY: TO HELP KEEP INTRUDERS OUT. IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, MARY

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