The ordeal happened in Dayton, Texas. The Liberty County Sheriff's Office identified the suspected burglar as Mike Even, 59.
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Justyn Lleverino said he believes Even got in his home by climbing on a water pipe and through a bedroom window. His mother noticed the broken pipe around Friday morning, but did not notice anything else out of the ordinary.
Lleverino said when he got home later that afternoon, a few things seemed out of place. Still, over the next two hours, he video-chatted with his girlfriend, took a shower and even checked his closet -- twice. It wasn't until around 6:30 p.m. that they all decided to call a deputy for help.
"I was like, I looked in there twice and I didn't see anything," Lleverino told our sister station KTRK. "He looked in there and he found someone in there and I was kind of shocked. It's like that violated feeling."
Even was arrested wearing only a T-shirt and boxers that were too small. Lleverino said they found his wet clothes under the bed along with a watch, his driver's license, a necklace and an old check they believe he planned to steal.
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The family now looks at the experience as a lesson learned about how unsecured their home really was.
Even is charged with burglary of a habitation and is being held on a $5,000 bond.