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Redding Woman Fought Off Intruder She Found In Her Bedroom In Middle Of Night

A Connecticut woman woke up to a nightmare when she found a masked intruder in her bedroom in the middle of the night last week, authorities said. 

Troi Barnes

Troi Barnes

Photo Credit: Redding Police Department

Troi Barnes, 29, of Ansonia, was arrested Friday, Jan. 31, on multiple felony charges, including home invasion, first-degree burglary, attempted sexual assault, and reckless endangerment, police said.

The terrifying ordeal unfolded around 2 a.m. when a woman in a Sport Hill Road home in Redding called 911, saying she had fought off an intruder, according to police. Redding officers and additional units working a nearby traffic detail rushed to the scene. 

Police found Barnes' abandoned vehicle nearby. Not long after, they found Barnes hiding in a neighboring yard and arrested him without incident, authorities said.

The woman and another person inside the home were uninjured in the incident, Redding police said. 

Barnes is being held on a $1 million bond, authorities said.

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