Police in Oklahoma say {that a} dwelling intruder bought greater than he bargained for when the house owner attacked him with a machete and held him till police arrived.
Tulsa Police Division officers had been known as to a reported 1st diploma housebreaking in progress round 2:00 a.m. Tuesday and arrived to seek out a number of relations and youngsters screaming on the dwelling’s entrance yard, based on a division Fb submit.
“Via the investigation, Officers realized the household was sleeping when the suspect, later recognized as Ty Copeland, broke out a window in one of many youngsters’s bed room and compelled his method inside,” the submit stated.
At that time, Copeland is claimed to have began throwing issues throughout the home and tearing up the property.
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Ty Copeland informed police he had smoked methamphetamine earlier than breaking right into a random home (Tulsa Police Division)
The daddy of the household, after getting his spouse and children safely exterior, pulled a machete on the suspect and struck him with it.
The house owner, who didn’t need to be recognized, spoke to Fox 23 Oklahoma in regards to the expertise.
“I needed to strike the person to defend my household,” the house owner stated. “It feels horrible. I want I might’ve achieved extra, however I could not.”
Copeland fled and barricaded himself within the again bed room and stayed there till police arrived.
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Tulsa Police Division cruiser. (Tulsa Police Division)
“With assist from a Okay-9, Officers took Copeland into custody,” the submit stated. “He was taken to the hospital with extreme cuts and accidents from the damaged glass and machete strike.”
Copeland admitted to smoking methamphetamine earlier within the evening, based on police, and stated he was operating from the police and picked a random home to interrupt into.
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Intersection of Pine St. and Memorial St. close to the place the alleged crime came about. (Google Maps)
Copeland was booked into jail on an FBI maintain resulting from his Native American standing.
The daddy informed Fox 23 Oklahoma that he would do all of it once more if needed to.
“Nicely, to the individuals that may hearken to this, to do the identical, defend your loved ones. To not go away them alone. Do what you may to guard your loved ones. There’s nothing extra, you don’t have anything extra, it is your loved ones,” he stated.