WATCH: Intruder Caught on Video Entering Home, Grabbing 11-Year-Old Girl Before Being Chased off by the Child’s Father
A terrifying home invasion attempt in Florida was caught on surveillance video the night of Christmas Eve, when a suspect grabbed an 11-year-old girl and followed her inside her house while attempting to quiet the child. . .
Ava Kloepfer, 11, stepped out on the back porch of her home on Tuesday, when she was startled by an intruder who can be seen on video grabbing the child by the arm, and pushing her back inside the house while he followed. Moments later, the suspect can be seen fleeing as Ava’s father, Derek Kloepfer, ran to confront the intruder.
Kloepfer told WOFL-TV the suspect had “a scared look in his eye and automatically turned around and ran.” He added, “If I would have grabbed him, I’m sure there would have been some consequences.”
Kloepfer called 911 and said police responded in roughly five minutes, and were able to apprehend the suspect about an hour later.
Authorities say Steven Hasugulgum, 21, is the man who grabbed Ava. After the attack, a woman who lived nearby called authorities saying a suspect matching Hasugulgum’s description tried to burglarize her home, and described the intruder as “acting erratic and holding a hammer.” (Read more from “Watch: Intruder Caught on Video Entering Home, Grabbing 11-Year-Old Girl Before Being Chased off by the Child’s Father” HERE)
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