CA Homeowner Survives Attack, Holds Intruder at Gunpoint Until Police Arrive
Written by
AWR Hawkins Published: 10 January 2015
CA Homeowner Survives Attack, Holds Intruder at Gunpoint Until Police Arrive
On Tuesday, a Castaic homeowner weathered an attack from a home intruder, then retrieved a shotgun and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.
According to ABC 7, the homeowner, 63-year-old Jeff Preach, was at home recovering from back surgery when the doorbell rang around 10:30 p.m. He answered the door only to the have 20-year-old suspect Salvador Medrano allegedly demand “$100 million.” Preach told the suspect he had the wrong house, after which the suspect allegedly “punched Preach in the face.”
The two ended up on the floor in a brawl which woke Preach’s wife. She called 911.