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Woman accused of using electric saw during attempted burglary in Madisonville

Woman accused of using electric saw during attempted burglary in Madisonville
A BIZARRE SITUATION IN MADISONVILLE LANDS A WOMAN BEHIND BARS. I DON’T THINK BIZARRE BEGINS TO DESCRIBE THIS. A RING DOORBELL CAMERA CAPTURES THIS STRANGE MOMENTS THAT A WOMAN SHOWS UP TO A HOUSE AND TRIES TO BREAK IN WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW. WLWT NEWS FIVE ANCHOR CHRIS JACOBS HERE, NOW SORTED THROUGH A LOT OF THAT VIDEO, AND HE’S GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR US. HEY THERE. YEAH, STRANGE. NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT THIS STORY, THIS INCIDENT, THOUGH, ALMOST WASN’T CAUGHT ON CAMERA. THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE, WHO DIDN’T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, SAYS HE PUT THIS RING CAMERA UP JUST THREE DAYS AGO. TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOMENTS. I’VE GOT THE POLICE ON MY WAY TO MY HOUSE TO GET YOU. OKAY, WELL, YOU NEED TO LET ME GET MY CLOTHES. WELL, THE NAME OF THE WOMAN IN THE VIDEO IS KEISHA WALTON. SHE HAS SINCE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. WITNESSES SAY SHE TRIED BREAKING INTO THIS MAN’S HOUSE THROUGH A WINDOW AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SO POLICE SAY SHE THEN TOOK THAT ELECTRIC SAW THERE TO HIS FRONT DOOR. THAT’S WHEN THE HOMEOWNER, WHO WASN’T HOME AT THE TIME, STARTED TALKING TO HER THROUGH THE RING CAMERA. HE SAYS HE KNOWS WALTON BECAUSE HE USED TO DATE HER SISTER THREE YEARS AGO. HE SAYS NEIGHBORS CALLED POLICE BEFORE HE GOT HOME, AND SHE WAS ALREADY IN CUSTODY WHEN HE GOT THERE. THIS IS A VERY, VERY GOOD, CLOSE KNIT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, UH, THIS ONE, ONE BLOCK FROM CAMBRIDGE, FROM CAMBRIDGE TO EDITH, WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER AND WE ALL LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER. AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WH
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Woman accused of using electric saw during attempted burglary in Madisonville
A woman has been arrested after investigators said she tried to break into a Madisonville house using an electric saw.Ring cameras captured the strange moment as it happened.The incident almost wasn't caught on camera. The victim in this case, who didn't want to be identified, said he put the Ring cameras in three days ago. The name of the suspect is Keisha Walton, who has been arrested and charged with attempted burglary.Witnesses said Walton tried breaking into the victim's house through a window and was unsuccessful. They said she then took an electric saw to his front door.That's when the homeowner, who wasn't home at the time, started talking to her through the Ring camera. The homeowner said he knew Walton because he used to date her sister three years ago.He said before he got home, the neighbors had already called police and she was in custody by the time he got back to his house.Along with attempted burglary, Walton is also facing a possession of criminal tools charge.

A woman has been arrested after investigators said she tried to break into a Madisonville house using an electric saw.

Ring cameras captured the strange moment as it happened.

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The incident almost wasn't caught on camera. The victim in this case, who didn't want to be identified, said he put the Ring cameras in three days ago.

The name of the suspect is Keisha Walton, who has been arrested and charged with attempted burglary.

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Witnesses said Walton tried breaking into the victim's house through a window and was unsuccessful. They said she then took an electric saw to his front door.

That's when the homeowner, who wasn't home at the time, started talking to her through the Ring camera.

The homeowner said he knew Walton because he used to date her sister three years ago.

He said before he got home, the neighbors had already called police and she was in custody by the time he got back to his house.

Along with attempted burglary, Walton is also facing a possession of criminal tools charge.