Burglar Thought the Memphis Home Was Empty. The Homeowner Was Right There Waiting.
It was 1 AM on a Tuesday when a North Memphis homeowner heard something that every person fears in the dead of night: the sound of their bedroom window being forced open.
What happened next is the part most people never plan for.
A Burglar Who Picked the Wrong House
Officers from the Memphis Police Department responded to Eldridge Avenue just after 1 AM following a shots-fired report.
When they entered the home, they found 33-year-old Simeon Pratcher face down on the bedroom floor, with the homeowner standing over him, firearm in hand…