Manatee, Florida

From the Bradenton Herald of December 29, 2006

Victim holds two suspects at gunpoint

Two men were arrested Thursday morning after the owner of the residence they were inside without permission showed up and held them at gunpoint, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office media release.

The 49-year-old victim drove by his rental residence at 6:20 a.m. and observed the lights on inside. He went to his other residence, grabbed his revolver and returned to his rental residence.

When he went inside, he found a man sleeping in one of the bedrooms and another man in the front living room area of the residence, located in the 400 block of 52nd Avenue West.

The man in the living room made an "aggressive move towards him," so the victim hit him with the butt of the gun, the report said.

The man who was sleeping came out of the bedroom at which time the victim held both men at gunpoint until deputies arrived.

Ryan A. Reiter, 24 and Kevin Drumm, 21 were arrested and each face a charge of armed burglary and possession of burglary tools. They were in possession of a crowbar and a large double bladed knife at the time of their arrests, the report said.