Thursday, January 22, 2009

Mpls. home invasion victim turns tables on gunman

01/21/2009

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S756218.shtml?cat=206

This is an interesting case.
According to officials, 41-year-old Walter Brown found an unlocked door and a victim who he believed was smaller than himself that he could easy overpower on Dec. 10.

Kent Fenske, who was barely awake, saw an armed Brown coming at him inside his Minneapolis apartment along the 1800 block of 10th Avenue South.

"He walked in and I said, 'Who are you?' And he said, and this is a quote, 'I'm your worst nightmare," Fenske told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.

First, the standard reminder: Lock your doors.
"He had mentioned that he had been hearing voices and the voice were telling him that he had to kill me. He said that quite a few times and I just said, 'Well, you don't always have to listen to those voices,’" Fenske recounted.

Over the next 20 minutes, Fenske offered Brown a cup of tea, asked him if he’d like to call his mother or use the phone, and gave him $50. Brown, who has lengthy criminal record, then agreed to leave.

The victim actually won an argument against the voices in the criminal's head. That's impressive.

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