Magali Jimenez {BSO}
A homeowner armed himself and warned he would shoot after a woman repeatedly demanded entry and tried forcing her way into the home while his wife and child slept inside, deputies said.
According to a Lauderhill Police report, on March 26, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a burglary in progress, in which an unknown woman was attempting to break into a home through the front door.
The homeowner told deputies he and his family were asleep inside when loud banging and yelling at the front door woke them. When he went to investigate and briefly opened the door, he saw a woman, later identified as Magali Jimenez, 60, of Lauderhill, standing in the driveway. After telling her to leave, he quickly shut and locked the door.
Investigators say Jimenez then began pulling on the door, yelling, “Let me in the f***** house!” The victim told police she pulled so hard the French-style doors nearly separated, allowing her access to the home.
Fearing for the safety of his wife and child, the man armed himself and issued a warning.
“If you come in, I will shoot you,” he told the suspect, according to the report.
Jimenez allegedly responded, “I don’t care, shoot me,” while continuing to demand entry.
Before deputies arrived, the Jimenezes left the property and walked southbound in the neighborhood. Officers located her nearby shortly after and arrested her.
During questioning, Jimenez reportedly told officers the incident was “all about a man” and claimed she had gone to the home looking for her ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend. However, the residents told deputies they did not know her.
Jimenez was arrested and charged with attempted burglary of an occupied dwelling. She was transported to the Broward County Main Jail.
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