A party hostess scared off an armed robber by calling on Jesus to get rid of him, she claimed this week.<\/p>\nA party hostess scared off an armed robber by calling on Jesus to get rid of him, she claimed this week.<\/p>\n
Jacquie Halger\u2019s 14 female guests then began chanting along with her, frightening the terrified gunman into fleeing her Florida home, she added.<\/p>\n
The homeowner was holding a jewellery party when Derek Lee ran in wearing a ski cap and bandana and brandishing his weapon.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old intruder demanded they drop their money and phones into his duffel bag.
\nBut many of the guests, who had just sat down and got out their purses, thought Lee\u2019s arrival was part of the game, First Coast News reported.<\/p>\n
One woman pushed his hand aside and insisted he was only holding a water pistol, according to news4jax.com.<\/p>\n
\u2018I felt this boldness come up in me and I just stood up and said, \u201cIn the name of Jesus, get out of my house,\u201d,\u2019 said Ms Hagler. \u2018And he said, \u201cI\u2019m going to shoot somebody if you don\u2019t do what I say.\u201d\u2019
\nMs Hagler repeated her order and the other guests began chanting, \u2018Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.\u2019<\/p>\n
The would-be thief quickly scanned the room and looked terrified before fleeing the scene, said the homeowner. Donna Bowen, who was at the party with her 14-year-old daughter, said: \u2018You knew that God\u2019s hand… He was in there. It could have went so differently.\u2019<\/p>\n
Police said the suspect also tried to mug a 62-year-old woman at a nearby Bank of America ATM, but ran off when she started shouting.<\/p>\n
He was later identified by partygoers and the woman he tried to rob on the street, and was traced to his father\u2019s house.<\/p>\n
Ms Hagler said the experience had strengthened her faith and that God had been her \u2018shield and her protector.\u2019<\/p>\n
She has forgiven Lee, she added, and is praying that he will find salvation and turn his life around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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