Homeowner finds burglar in his kitchen, tells cops suspect ‘came at me,’ fight breaks out — and suspect ends up in hospital

An Alabama homeowner last week told police he found a burglar in his kitchen who then “came at me” — and soon a fight broke out, and the suspect ended up in the hospital.

Marshall County Sheriff Phil Sims said deputies responded March 26 to a possible burglary in progress on Horton Nixon Chapel Road, the Sand Mountain Reporter said.

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Last Thursday, deputies discovered Hogeland was no longer in the hospital — but they soon tracked him down to a family member’s home, where he was found hiding in a back room, the paper reported.

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