Thread: Fort Worth-area homeowners battle, kill burglary suspect

Fort Worth-area homeowners battle, kill burglary suspect
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Sept. 22, 2008, 11:06PM
FORT WORTH — Investigators said they are unlikely to file charges stemming from a bloody weekend battle between some Fort Worth-area homeowners and an alleged armed intruder who died at the scene as deputies tried to handcuff him.

A Tarrant County sheriff's spokesman says the battle started when the intruder, Heradio Ibarra, 44, entered the rural house near Eagle Mountain Lake on Saturday night carrying an unloaded gun, hatchet and metal pipe.

Sheriff's spokesman Terry Grisham says 911 operators received a call from Jill Huddleston about 10 p.m., reporting the intruder and saying he and her husband were fighting.

"I don't understand this man," Huddleston told the 911 operator. "We don't mess with nobody. We keep to ourselves. I don't know why he picked us."

Ibarra demanded money from the couple, who gave him a coin collection and some cash, police said. Jill Huddleston told the 911 operator they had just $50 in the house. They also offered their vehicles.

Grisham says the residents stabbed and bludgeoned Ibarra with assorted items as the battle moved around the house. The couple fought the intruder for 45 minutes before they were able to call 911; it took 12 minutes before help arrived.

Ibarra died on the floor of the house, Grisham said.

Both residents were treated for cuts and bruises. Ronald Huddleston, a Fort Worth firefighter, suffered a broken arm.

Authorities were trying to understand why Ibarra, who did not have a criminal background, targeted the Huddleston's home. They believe he watched them using binoculars that were found after his death.

Ibarra's family members said he had moved to Fort Worth from Mercedes, west of Brownsville, for work. They said they did not know why he broke into the Huddleston's home but said he was having financial problems.


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/met ... 16793.html

Ibarra went looking for trouble and found it...DOUBLE TROUBLE.

Good for the homeowners!

AS the economy gets worse and it will, illegals will either go home or we will see much more of this. Be prepared. We don't know if this guy was an illegal but my guess we'll see more desperate people who don't want to leave the country.

I have a feeling that many more of us will be fighting for our lives inside our own homes and yards in the future.

W

Originally Posted by Gogo

AS the economy gets worse and it will, illegals will either go home or we will see much more of this. Be prepared. We don't know if this guy was an illegal but my guess we'll see more desperate people who don't want to leave the country.

That is the key people Be Prepared!!!! Get a home protection education right away secure your homes and business and get trained on how to use a fire arm or self defense class, if not its your life not mine your risking

I'm thinking we are going to be a risk from many directions if things get really tough.

I agree... you are going to see more and more of this...

things could get very nasty this year.