Man arrested after Perham home break-in while owner watched soccer
A Perham homeowner watching soccer said a stranger blew open the front door and came inside, and police arrested 44-year-old Jonathan Lee Allard Tuesday night.
A quiet night in Perham turned into a police response when a homeowner said the front door blew open and a stranger came into the house while he was watching soccer on television. By Tuesday night, 44-year-old Jonathan Lee Allard of Mandan, North Dakota, was in custody after the reported break-in.
The case has hit a nerve in a city of 3,512 people, where a home intrusion is more than a property complaint. The reported sequence was abrupt and unsettling: the homeowner was inside, the door gave way, and Allard entered the residence without permission.
Later reporting added a more serious detail, saying Allard reportedly entered the home of a stranger and pushed his way toward the homeowner’s minor daughter. That account also said the case had already reached a first court appearance, putting the matter quickly into the local justice system.
Otter Tail County jail records note that the in-custody list is updated every two hours and that an arrest does not mean a person is guilty or convicted. For Perham residents, the immediate concern is the same one raised by this case from the start: a stranger got inside a home, and police moved fast enough to make an arrest the same night.
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