Thread: BURGLAR LOSES FIGHT WITH BLIND HOMEOWNER (awesome story)

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Burglar loses fight with blind homeowner
Outmatched and with a knife to his throat, intruder offers to help dial 911
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Blind man subdues intruder
April 24: When he encountered an intruder in his home, Allan Kieta subdued him and held him until the police came — despite being blind. He and his family relate the amazing story in a TODAY exclusive.
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By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 8:31 a.m. CT, Thurs., April. 24, 2008
The next time Allan Kieta thinks there might be an intruder in his home, he’s not going to rush blindly into a fight for his life.

The 49-year-old Indianapolis husband and father of two meant that literally when he said it Thursday on TODAY. Kieta really is blind, but that didn’t stop him from subduing a would-be burglar 24 years his junior with wrestling moves learned more than 30 years ago.

The battle took place Monday and lasted from 30 to 40 minutes. Kieta wasn’t even supposed to be home, but he decided to take a day off from work and sleep in. When his pet poodle started barking hysterically, he got out of bed and, instead of calling 911 on the phone or listening to try to determine who was in the house, he opened the bedroom door and went into the hall — and straight into an intruder.

“He attacked me — as soon as I ran into him, it was like a war started,â€

Castro also said he was looking for Kieta’s daughter, 18-year-old Alexandra; he also has a 16-year-old son, Allan III. Kieta later learned that Castro had worked with a crew on their yard three years earlier and had befriended Alexandra and Allan. Kieta figures that Castro thought no one would be home on a Monday morning and the house would be an easy touch

Worked on a lawn crew at their house 3 years prior.....interesting.

[quote]He was so frustrated and Castro was so terrified that he offered to dial 911 himself. “He said, ‘Please, let me dial it. Please don’t kill me,’ â€