FOUNTAIN — It's hard to blame someone for losing their cool when they see a hand sticking in the window by their air-conditioning unit.

Deputies investigating a possible burglary were told by the resident that he and his wife were relaxing when they "saw a hand reaching into the bedroom window beside the a/c unit," the deputy wrote. "He then grabbed his gun and told the person reaching in the window he will shoot him. He then ran out the back door and fired 2 warning shots."

The man got an OK look at the truck and his wife confirmed his story, saying she was the one who initially heard a noise by the AC unit. She said she saw the curtains "moving back and forth and seen a hand. She screamed 'it's a hand' and ran out of the room," the deputy wrote.

The vehicle is described by several witnesses to being very similar to one driven by a friend who lives nearby - and who was involved in "an altercation early in the evening at a wedding."

The couple told the deputy it could be their friend playing a joke, but when deputies contacted the man he said it was not him and even let deputies take pictures of his shoes to compare to tracks outside the residence.

In the end, the complainants told the deputy they were quite sure it was their friend who had his hand in the window, but "they did not want to press charges on a lifelong family friend."

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