LaFayette Resident Holds Prowler At Gunpoint Until Police Arrive

A LaFayette resident found a prowler on his property and held the man at gunpoint until police arrived.  WQCH in LaFayette reports that twenty-four-year-old Timothy Brumlow was seen running between a residence and an outbuilding on Chota Circle in LaFayette.  When the homeowner discovered the suspect on his property, he ordered Brumlow to the ground and held him at gunpoint until LaFayette Police arrived on the scene.  No damage was found on the property, and Brumlow reportedly gave police several different stories as to why he was on the property before he was booked into the Walker County Jail.

WQCH

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