Collapse  

Fox 7 Austin: Texas Homeowner Defends Family from Machete Wielding Man with Firearm

‘I came out here with my gun’
By Grabien Staff

EXCERPT:

REPORTER (voice-over): "On video, you can see the intruder climbing back down and a gun pointing at him as he walks away."

STEVENS: "I just had to protect my family and that’s what I did. And luckily, I didn’t have to discharge my firearm."

REPORTER (voice-over): "Stevens' wife had called 911 in the meantime and deputies arrested 43-year-old Jerry Escamilla. He is charged with criminal trespassing and failure to identify."

STEVENS: "It's just not something you expect to happen in the Liberty Hill, in the country. We’re way out in the country, we're in the very back of this new, nice neighborhood, and you’re just like -- you know, we moved out here, we moved further out of the city to feel safe."

Like our work? Support the cause.
$
/