Iowa congressman Leonard Boswell, family safe after home invasion at Lamoni farm

[47of74]

Source: Des Moines Register

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A home invasion at Rep. Leonard Boswell's Iowa farm ended when his 22-year-old grandson fetched a shotgun and aimed it at the intruder, according to a statement from the congressman's office. No one was seriously injured.

The incident started about 10:45 p.m. Saturday when an armed man came in through the front door, attacked Boswell's daughter, Cindy Brown, and demanded money, the statement said. Boswell, 77, heard his daughter's screams, came into the entryway and attempted to disarm the intruder.

As they struggled, Boswell's grandson, Mitchell Brown, got a shotgun from another room. When he pointed the shotgun at the intruder, the man fled into the fields around the house outside Lamoni.

Boswell's wife, Dody Boswell, 75, also was home during the attack. His spokesman Grant Woodard said the whole family is safe and unhurt, aside from some scrapes and bruises.

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Glad Rep. Boswell and his family are all safe.

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. Yikes.

Scary stuff.

[NewJeffCT]

2. wow, glad they're okay

scary incident.

[James48]

3. I'm glad no one was killed.

[Bluzmann57]

4. Good for Mitchell Brown.

Quick thinking on his part. Wonder if he would have pulled the trigger if he needed to?
No matter, glad they are safe. Have the police arrested anyone yet?

[47of74]

7. Not that I've heard

Teabagger leadership is probably praying like mad right about now that it wasn't one of theirs going off the rails once again.

[Ian David]

5. That is one tough old dude. n/t

[Ter]

6. Thank God there was a gun in the house

Too bad they didn't capture the intruder though, he belongs behind bars.

[PuffedMica]

8. YUP

[Omaha Steve]

9. Why aren't R's being attacked in the same numbers as D's?

Just curious.

[Tx4obama]

10. K&R n/t