(DE) Woman turns tables on half-naked intruder 03-18-05
Date: Mar 19, 2005 4:29 AM
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Woman Shoots At Half-Naked Burglar
Police Say Suspect Wearing Red T-Shirt, Little Else
POSTED: 6:47 pm EST March 18, 2005

WILMINGTON, Del. — A Wilmington woman got the scare of her life when a
nearly naked intruder broke into her home, but she turned the tables on
the man, who quickly turned tail and ran.

According to police, Keith Simpson, 32, was wearing nothing more than a
red T-shirt when he tried to break into her house Friday morning.
“Somebody was ringing my doorbell and so I yelled, ‘Who is it? Who is
it?’ They wouldn’t answer,” said Cheryl Pettaway. Pettaway grabbed her
son and her gun and started to call 911.

That was when the half-naked Simpson broke through Pettaway’s back door.

“The next thing you know, I just heard somebody in my house and I ran
midpoint down the steps and I fired shots randomly,” Pettaway said.

She fired her gun at least eight times, but missed the intruder. He
tried to flee through the garage, but that is where he was caught by
police.

Police said this was one of the oddest burglary cases they have seen.

“This is definitely something we don’t see every day. … Breaking in
half-clothed — that’s different,” said Sgt. William Wells, of the
Wilmington police.

Police said Simpson was admitted to Wilmington Hospital for psychiatric
evaluation and for treatment of wounds he got when he broke through a
glass door.

After he is released from the hospital, he will face charges.