"I noticed that there was something going on, and I sat up and said, 'Oh, my God,'" homeowner Michael Morrison said.
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Michael said the man was bleeding and desperately asking for help.
"I'm fumbling over here. I forgot which drawer I had the flashlight in, but I finally found it. My wife chuckled a bit, but this heavy flashlight was going to be my weapon if this guy became a threat."
His wife, Cindi, tried to keep her cool and not overreact.
"You can escalate a situation by your language, by your mannerisms," Cindi said.
She told the suspect that she was calling to get him medical attention, and officers responded within minutes.
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"The neighbor was hollering to police, 'we think he broke a window here first,'" Michael said.
Police say the intruder, Tahnelle Cornute, now has a pending charge for criminal trespassing.
Cornute has a lengthy record, this marks his 25th arrest. He's been picked up for assault, theft, drugs and indecent exposure.
"It's an overburdened system. It's ineffectual for guys like this," Cindi said.