Naked homeowner fends off would-be car prowler
SEATTLE -- Randall Dykstra is a hard-working landscaper who believes very strongly in his right to stand-up for himself.
A would-be robber just found that out the hard way.
Dykstra awoke Monday morning in his North Seattle home to some rustling sounds.
"I thought it was the cat -- and I realized after a few moments it was not the cat at all," he said.
What he heard was his heavy landscaping tools being dragged across the bed of his truck.
"So I opened the door as quietly as possible and from this viewpoint I noticed that the back panels of my truck were on the ground," Dystra said.
He says he jumped off the porch and yelled at the man, but then a fight ensued.
"He decided to come down out of the back of my truck on top of me and so we wrestled about and then the altercation went to the street where I threw him down on the asphalt," Dykstra said. "And Elisa, my girlfriend, came out with the baseball bat and I had him in a choke hold and she started beating him with the bat."
Oh, did we mention Dystra and his girlfriend were completely nude?
"Yes, naked," he said. "In the middle of the street."
And the entire episode was caught on camera. Dykstra has an elaborate security system because someone broke into his house awhile back. He says his girlfriend hit the guy in the legs a few times because he kept trying to get away, but Dykstra wasn't going to let that happen.
"I had my forearm across his windpipe so I was pressing down and controlling his breathing for him," Dykstra said. "The cops came, cuffed the guy and found a knife they think had fallen out of his pocket during the scuffle.
"I was very upset that someone was trying to rob me of my livelihood."
The 46-year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of robbery.
A would-be robber just found that out the hard way.
Dykstra awoke Monday morning in his North Seattle home to some rustling sounds.
"I thought it was the cat -- and I realized after a few moments it was not the cat at all," he said.
What he heard was his heavy landscaping tools being dragged across the bed of his truck.
"So I opened the door as quietly as possible and from this viewpoint I noticed that the back panels of my truck were on the ground," Dystra said.
He says he jumped off the porch and yelled at the man, but then a fight ensued.
"He decided to come down out of the back of my truck on top of me and so we wrestled about and then the altercation went to the street where I threw him down on the asphalt," Dykstra said. "And Elisa, my girlfriend, came out with the baseball bat and I had him in a choke hold and she started beating him with the bat."
Oh, did we mention Dystra and his girlfriend were completely nude?
"Yes, naked," he said. "In the middle of the street."
And the entire episode was caught on camera. Dykstra has an elaborate security system because someone broke into his house awhile back. He says his girlfriend hit the guy in the legs a few times because he kept trying to get away, but Dykstra wasn't going to let that happen.
"I had my forearm across his windpipe so I was pressing down and controlling his breathing for him," Dykstra said. "The cops came, cuffed the guy and found a knife they think had fallen out of his pocket during the scuffle.
"I was very upset that someone was trying to rob me of my livelihood."
The 46-year-old suspect was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of robbery.
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