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Clean Break

Ann Murray came home to her South Bend, Ind., apartment, and discovered an intruder. But Keith Davis, 45, didn’t steal anything. Murray said he “had cooked some chicken and onions in a pot, folded my clothes, and swept my floor.” When police arrived, their report says, “Officers had a difficult time understanding his speech and obscure tangents.” Davis was charged with breaking and entering, and the prosecutor is requesting a psychological evaluation. When asked if he did a good job cleaning, Murray said, “Yes, he drank up my orange juice, but it’s cool, because he swept my floors and folded my clothes.” And as far as the meal he made, “We just threw it in the trash can.” (MS/WSBT South Bend) ...She should have let him stay a little longer — to do the dishes.
Original Publication Date: 04 March 2012
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 18.

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