Elkhart man fights off attempted home robber in scuffle
Posted: Oct 26, 2011 10:19 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 12:17 PM EDT
ELKHART, Ind.--An Elkhart County man is thankful to be alive when he fought off a gunman who came to his door.
Lance Mestach was at his home last night on County Road 36 in Wakarusa. That’s when a gunman came to the door in an attempt to rob him. Mestach wrestled the gun away from the suspect and fired a shot in the suspect's direction.
Mestach says he just wants to get his life back to normal. He was slightly injured in the scuffle.