Real estate agent mistaken for burglar, held at gunpoint

Real estate unfortunately is not a totally safe occupation. We Realtors have to worry about more than not making that sale, but also our personal safety - case in point Beverly Carter. Well, apparently a Realtor was mistaken for a burglar and was held at gunpoint by a neighbor.



A 61-year-old man on Thursday mistook a real estate agent for a burglar and held him at gunpoint until officers arrived at a home the man was selling on Helican Springs Road, Athens-Clarke County police said.

The man said he went to the house upon being notified of a burglar alarm activation there, and when arriving he saw unfamiliar vehicles and people in the driveway, according to police.

“Because of past break-ins, (the man) drew his Glock 23 pistol,” police said. “As it turned out, it was a real estate agent he had never met showing (the) house to a prospective buyer.”

Neither the real estate agent nor the would-be home buyer wished to press charges, police said.

Source: Athens Banner Herald, Joe Johnson
http://onlineathens.com/blotter/2015-12-18/real-estate-agent-mistaken-burglar-held-gunpoint