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Homeowner holds off burglar in Florida

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    Resident turns tables on would-be robber

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911 dispatchers get this call around 11:30 this morning.

I have a male.

In my -- -- point.

The house here on Jane street in new Smyrna beach.

Deputies say this man Charles price was being held a by the homeowner and gun point.

There's barely hear these.

-- copper wire out.

Just take everything care.

According to the police report price tried taking copper wire and two aluminum tennis racquets from the home.

Even ripping and removing wires from the walls and -- In fact when deputies arrived here they say they found it to five gallon buckets of copper wire on the ground.

A homeowner 59 year old Benton Leadbetter says altogether about 101000 dollars in damages dent his home.

Right now.

Leadbetter tells deputies he thought he -- an animal rustling around near the home so he grabbed his gun.

Instead it was this since turner will be told again on the ground then called 91 line.

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