Last Updated Feb 10th, 2020 at 9:14 am

A father in North Carolina tackled a would-be burglar and held him at gunpoint until the police arrived after his daughter's scream alerted him to the situation.

The father was lying in bed when his wife and daughter returned home from a dentist appointment. A short while later, he heard his daughter scream and rushed to her room, where he encountered the intruder. He then tackled the alleged home invader and held him at gunpoint until the police, who had been investigating other break-ins in the area, arrived on the scene.

The suspect was identified as Jason Kane Tillman, 43.

Tillman was arrested and charged with four counts of felony breaking and entering, one count of attempted breaking and entering into a building, one count of larceny from a building, and one count of possession of stolen property.

He was taken to Harven A. Crouse Detention Center and placed under a $51,000 bond.