What a horrifying story. This Daddy fought like heck for his child. This intruder is evil, just check out his rap sheet. My main concern is this child. The article does not make clear what happened after she was knocked out. My prayers go out to this family.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/06/ne_portland_homeowner_awakes_t.html
Northeast Portland homeowner awakes to stranger in hallway holding a cast-iron skillet
"Dominic Castillo and his wife were asleep in an upstairs bedroom of their Northeast Portland home when they heard a noise in the hallway outside their room. Castillo went to investigate. When he opened his bedroom door, he saw a strange man standing outside their 6-year-old daughter's bedroom, holding a large cast-iron frying pan.
When Castillo tried to challenge the intruder, the man hit Castillo in the head with the pan. Suffering substantial pain, Castillo then struggled with the stranger in an effort to defend himself, according to court documents filed today.The struggle continued down the stairs of the home to the main level, where Castillo broke free and grabbed a knife from the kitchen.
The fight spilled onto the porch, where Castillo was able to stab the intruder in the "midsection of his body," a probable cause affidavit filed in court said. Castillo's wife, Charlotte Bliss, called 9-1-1 about 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday to report that her husband was fighting with an intruder he discovered in their home....."
and
"...The intruder ran west from the home in the 4300 block of Northeast Siskiyou Street...."
"....Hours after the burglary was reported, the Northeast Portland couple said their daughter complained of feeling nauseated and dizzy. They took her to the nearest emergency room, where doctors said she had a skull fracture consistent with having been struck in the head with a cast-iron skillet...."
and
"....After a two-hour standoff with members of the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team, [Michael Jerard] Parker surrendered to officers. Parker sustained stab wounds to his hip, thigh, back, shoulder and upper arm....."
more at link (mug shot)
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/06/ne_portland_homeowner_awakes_t.html
Northeast Portland homeowner awakes to stranger in hallway holding a cast-iron skillet
"Dominic Castillo and his wife were asleep in an upstairs bedroom of their Northeast Portland home when they heard a noise in the hallway outside their room. Castillo went to investigate. When he opened his bedroom door, he saw a strange man standing outside their 6-year-old daughter's bedroom, holding a large cast-iron frying pan.
When Castillo tried to challenge the intruder, the man hit Castillo in the head with the pan. Suffering substantial pain, Castillo then struggled with the stranger in an effort to defend himself, according to court documents filed today.The struggle continued down the stairs of the home to the main level, where Castillo broke free and grabbed a knife from the kitchen.
The fight spilled onto the porch, where Castillo was able to stab the intruder in the "midsection of his body," a probable cause affidavit filed in court said. Castillo's wife, Charlotte Bliss, called 9-1-1 about 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday to report that her husband was fighting with an intruder he discovered in their home....."
and
"...The intruder ran west from the home in the 4300 block of Northeast Siskiyou Street...."
"....Hours after the burglary was reported, the Northeast Portland couple said their daughter complained of feeling nauseated and dizzy. They took her to the nearest emergency room, where doctors said she had a skull fracture consistent with having been struck in the head with a cast-iron skillet...."
and
"....After a two-hour standoff with members of the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team, [Michael Jerard] Parker surrendered to officers. Parker sustained stab wounds to his hip, thigh, back, shoulder and upper arm....."
more at link (mug shot)
