This father was anything but trigger-happy.
A horrified father discovered a naked man in his 13-year-old daughter’s bedroom and chased him out with a gun, firing warning shots as the scoundrel fled, according to police.
Parker D. Kramer, 20, was arrested on a variety of charges, including rape and sodomy, after being apprehended in the teen’s Kentucky home and attempting to flee as his father fired shots into the ground on his front lawn.
“That was dad’s way of saying I am armed,” Major Phillip Ridgell, a Boone County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, explained. “If you have not noticed, I am armed. In case you want to come back.”
Ridgell stated that shortly after midnight on Monday, the father heard noises coming from his daughter’s bedroom.
When the father went to investigate, he found Kramer naked on the floor, according to Ridgell.
Ridgell said the two got into two shoving matches. First on the downstairs landing, then at the front door.
Kramer went back upstairs for an unknown reason, and the father went to retrieve his gun.
He fired three shots “into the ground,” according to police, as Kramer fled.
The irate father dialed 911 to report the incident.
When police arrived, they discovered Kramer’s car parked nearby. Investigators showed the father a picture of Kramer, and he recognized him as the man he discovered naked on the floor of his daughter’s bedroom.
Police officers began searching the area for the naked suspect. After a two-hour manhunt, a machine eventually caught up with Kramer. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department drone discovered Kramer pantsless near Mt. Zion Road and I-75 and arrested him on burglary charges.
Ridgell stated that Kramer and the victim did not meet through an online solicitation. Kramer has family ties in the area, and the two met in person two weeks ago. They struck up a conversation and exchanged telephone numbers. According to Kramer, he and the victims texted each other and agreed to meet.
Because of the nature of the crime, authorities did not reveal the father’s name in order to protect his daughter’s identity.
Ridgell stated that the victim was shocked when detectives informed her that Kramer was 20 years old. She informed cops that Kramer had stated that he was 15.
Kramer claimed that she told the victim he was 20, but she insisted she was 18.
“She did not believe he was 20,” Ridgell said. “She demanded to know how we knew he was 20.”
Ridgell, a seasoned investigator, did a double take when he saw the citation.
“This is a wild one,” he explained.
Kramer is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on May 5, when the judge will decide whether to refer the case to a grand jury for the Commonwealth. Kramer stated during his arraignment that he would hire private counsel, but the lawyer could not be reached for comment.