Midday 180 co-host for 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, Paul Kuharsky found himself in a frightening situation over the weekend. Kuharsky went downstairs at 2am Sunday morning to find a naked teenage male and a police officer in his house.
Kuharsky detailed the shocking event on his Monday radio show, telling listeners the teen was being chased through the neighborhood and randomly attempted to open the front door of the Kuharsky home in an attempt to get away from the police. Kuharsky walked downstairs in the dark, without glasses and the Nashville radio host at first thought the woman in a stand-off with the teenager was his wife, not immediately realizing it was a police officer. Kuharsky’s wife and eight-year old son remained upstairs in the bathroom on the phone with 9-1-1, who informed her, the other woman downstairs was indeed a police officer.
Kuharsky screamed at the intruder to get out of the house. As the teenager charged, the police officer quickly tased him, leading to a scuffle which included Kuharsky attempting to drag young man out of the house while the officer tried to handcuff the trespasser. Other officers quickly arrived and helped resolve the situation.
Kuharsky offered a heartfelt thank you to each member of the police force that helped keep him and his family safe, especially Allison Smith, the officer who followed the teenager into the home.
Rather than express anger towards the intruder, Kuharsky and his wife are hopeful the teenager that ran into their home is able to get his life straightened out, posting to Facebook, “We hope and pray that the young man who entered our home and his family are afforded the same level of grace in their community and that their son is receiving the help he needs as well.”
No one should have to worry about a trespasser running into their home in the middle of the night, still Kuharsky put blame on himself. Kuharsky stated the house alarm did its job, but he forgot to do his part, “be sure to lock your damn door,” the radio host stressed to his audience.
The situation was frightening and traumatic especially for Kuharsky’s eight-year old son, but luckily no one was harmed and the radio host most certainly will never again forget to lock his front door. The full segment of Kuharsky detailing the event can be heard here.
Brandon Contes is a freelance writer for BSM. He can be found on Twitter @BrandonContes. To reach him by email click here.
