Nev. Intruder Demands Food at Gunpoint
Posted on: Friday, 19 August 2005, 18:00 CDT
SPARKS, Nev. - Police have arrested a man they say terrorized a woman and her family when he appeared at the back door, pointed a gun at her and demanded food.
Daniel Peter Jeppsen was arrested Thursday on charges of kidnapping, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, drug and weapons charges.
The 56-year-old woman told police she heard banging in her backyard. When she looked out she saw Jeppsen, who pointed the gun at her.
He demanded food, and eventually put the gun in his pocket as he ate, police said.
Investigators said he then ordered her to leave the house with him, then changed his mind and they went back inside.
The woman's husband and 13-year-old granddaughter initially were unaware Jeppsen was in the house until they encountered him in the living room.
The granddaughter eventually able to leave and called police.
Jeppsen, who has no known address, was under the influence of drugs and had illegal drugs in his possession, police said. He was jailed on $128,000 bail.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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