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Deputies in Martin County arrested the man you see in this video, after he was caught trying to break into a home in Jensen Beach. Investigators say he tried to get into multiple condos along Ocean Boulevard Tuesday night. Treasure Coast Bureau reporter Rachael Perry spoke with two of the victims who confronted the suspect with a shotgun outside their home. The couple we talked to caught this terrifying incident on video, where you can hear the woman scream before the two are seen chasing the suspect with a shotgun. Take a look.
“WHAT THE F ARE YOU DOING?”
Watch as this man, identified as Jonathan Richards, walks up to this Jensen Beach condo. Seconds later, and the couple, Lisa and Chris, wake up. Lisa says that’s when she came face to face with the devil.
“I see this scary, devil looking in my window and I screamed like a like a primal scream. The last time I screamed like that was when I gave birth to my son. That’s how primal it was.”
The two go running after him, Chris with a shotgun in hand.
“WHAT THE— ARE YOU DOING? I’M JUST LOOKING FOR… WHO IS THIS? I’d rather just hit him in the head with the gun. Just… I wouldn’t want to ever have to shoot anybody.”
“He almost got shot by a homeowner. Who had he shot him, we would be standing here and I’d be telling you he did a good job and did what a homeowner should do.”
Richards took off, but the Martin County Sheriff tells us he continued checking doors before they found him nearby, and K-9 Graul took him down. Now, before coming to Florida a few days ago, Richards was arrested for crimes in Nevada and Alabama, including a sex offense and a kidnapping.
“He’s not afraid of interactions. He’s not. This is not a kid pulling on door handles. This is a bad guy that we would not want in our community to start with.”
He’s facing several charges, including attempted burglary and resisting arrest.
“I thought I was safe. I know a lot of people don’t lock their doors. They will now.”
Officials are still searching for the bags the suspect was seen with and any other potential victims. For now, Richards is being held in the Martin County jail without…