WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 26-year-old Winter Haven man is behind bars after a home invasion on Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, at approximately 5:15 p.m., a homeowner on Palm Lane in Winter Haven was inside of his home when 26-year-old Dominique Rashad Rogers from Winter Haven, entered the porch area of the home and then entered the living area of the home, uninvited.
When he got inside of the home he immediately attacked the homeowner grabbing him by the torso and they started to struggle, with both landing on the floor, according to police.
Another person inside of the home ran out of the home to a neighbor frantically yelling for help and the neighbor called 9-1-1.
Police say, inside of the home, the homeowner broke free from Rogers and retrieved his personal firearm. When he went back into the living room, Rogers had run outside of the home. Outside, neighbors grabbed Rogers and held him down until officers arrived.
The homeowner suffered minor injuries and was treated by EMS on scene. Police say that noone else was injured in the encounter.
Rogers was taken into custody and booked into the Polk County Jail on charges of Burglary with Battery (F1) and Burglary of an Occupied Structure (F2).