After returning from a trip, a Hattiesburg homeowner was shocked to discover an unexpected guest had moved in while he was away. A homeless man, Robert Otis, had taken up residence in the vacant Adeline Street house.

The owner, who wished to remain anonymous, found his home not only occupied but tidied up. Laundry had been neatly folded, and the fridge held cooked food. When he questioned Otis, who claimed to work for a non-existent pool company, the homeowner took matters into his own hands, holding Otis at gunpoint until the police arrived.

Otis faced charges of Residential Burglary, having not only cleaned the house but also consumed the owner’s food and slept in his bed. The homeowner expressed amazement at how Otis had “lived here like he owned the place.”

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