- Benjamin J. Dillon, 37, charged with burglary, intimidation and resisting arrest
- The incident happened during the middle of the night in Lebanon, Indiana
- Grandparents Patricia and Martin Roth fought off Dillon until police arrived
- Officers said three stun guns proved ineffective against Dillon
- He in now in jail on $75,000 bond, and enrolled in a substance abuse program
Grandparents managed to fight-off a man who allegedly broke into their apartment and tried to abduct their six-year-old grandaughter.
Benjamin J. Dillon, 37, was arrested and charged with burglary, intimidation and resisting arrest after the incident in Lebanon, Indiana.
Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported that Dillon kicked down the door of the couple’s apartment in the middle of the night, on June 3, and told the grandparents Martin and Patricia Roth that he was ‘taking the child.’
They managed to force him out of the door, and held him off until officers arrived.
Officers say they found Dillon ‘shirtless and agitated’ outside the apartment complex according to WTHR.
Police said that Dillon told them the little girl was being ‘raped’ and claimed she was his daughter.
He clenched his fists and told cops, ‘he would fight all of us and kill us’ according to their report.
Officers fired three stun guns at him, but they proved to be ineffective.
They reported that when they managed to subdue and handcuff him, Dillon continued to ‘kick’ and ‘scream’ at officers.
The six-year-old was not hurt during the incident but was reported to have been ‘scared.’
Patricia Roth told Fox59, ‘I was sound asleep in my bedroom and this guy came kicking in and said, “You have my daughter.”
‘I was nervous, very nervous. I was shaking so bad.
‘I don’t understand why he picked our apartment, I’ll never figure that one out.
‘I wouldn’t want him walking back in my apartment again. He will regret it the next time.’
Roth told Fox that she believed Dillon may have been on drugs during the incident.
She added: ‘I hope he gets the help he needs and gets himself back on his feet.’
Dillon, who was already awaiting trail on drug charges, has been jailed with a $75,000 bond before his trial in September.
In a phone interview with WTHR , Dillon claims the incident was a ‘big misunderstanding.’
‘I was under the impression that maybe my daughter might be over there in that apartment complex,’ he said.
Dillon told them ‘I wasn’t looking for anybody’s child but my own’ who said he had not seen ‘in a while.’
He claimed to believe that somebody inside the apartment might have know where his child was. He also claims that he was let into the apartment by the couple. who he did not know.
‘I am truly sorry for coming to your apartment door, for waking you up,’ Dillon said.
He also said he has enrolled in a substance abuse program.
