Nude 91-year-old Man Makes a Citizens Arrest

Robert E. Thompson, a 91 year old man from Lake Worth, FL, woke up one Saturday morning to commotion in his backyard.  Thompson's dog, Rett, a Rottwieler and Doberman mix, was chasing 26 year old Jose Pasqual through his yard.  Apparently Pasqual was attempting to burglarize his home.  So Thompson decided to grab his .38-caliber pistol and fire a warning shot.  This must have done the trick because Thompson was then able to take him down and ultimately hold the would be intruder at gunpoint until the deputies arrived, all the while remaining completely nude.  As a result of Thompson's actions, the officers took Pasqual down to the Palm Beach County Jail and booked him on burglary charges.

Hats off to this guy.  He didn't think twice about protecting his home.  And although the initial shocking part of this story is that this man was nude while all this was taking place, let's not forget he is also 91 years old.  He is by anyone's standards an elderly person and he was able to do what most 25 years olds wouldn't have done.

It didn't mention it in the article, but I wonder at what point the officer's told Mr. Thompson, "Ok, you can go get some clothes on now."  Or did he, as soon as the officers arrived, say "Hey, I think I'm going to go in and put on some clothes, ok?"

All joking aside, I'm really thankful that the elderly man was not hurt and that he never felt like he actually had to shoot this intruder directly.  It sounds like the deputies showed up rather quickly to get this situation under control.  The article also states that this happened in the morning so I'm sure many neighbors got quite a shock and a laugh out of the whole situation.

I would imagine word got out pretty quickly around the criminal network about this brave man in the neighborhood.  So Mr. Thompson may have saved some neighbors from having their houses burglarized in the near future.

The fact that Mr. Thompson had a pistol and knew how to use it brings up another good point. Maybe even controversial.  Incidents like these are what guns should be used for; protection. This man not only had an impressive amount of strength for his age, he also had a sharp mind obviously.  He thought to fire a warning shot, he didn't just fire directly at the man.  And he held Pasqual under gunpoint until the proper authorities arrived, that alone takes a lot of strength.  He was thinking about getting this intruder incarcerated, not automatically thinking he should fire a shot directly at the man.

This Pasqual guy most likely caught an enormous amount of flack over this incident.  Being as a 91 year old man took him to the ground and held him there, I think that's pretty funny.  But as I mentioned before, I'm really glad Mr. Thompson remained safe and unharmed.

Robert Thompson deserves an award for his bravery.  If he wasn't 91 years old, obviously retirement age, I would recommend that the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office hire him.