Fearless mom used stick to fight off burglar who threatened to kill her family: ‘Meet crazy with crazy’
A mother in Portland, Oregon, defended her family from a burglar who threatened them with violence. Armed only with a stick, she confronted the intruder and successfully forced him to flee. The suspect had been released from custody just days prior, despite facing serious charges related to exposing himself to children.
- ▪Amanda Materi Brown used a stick to fight off a burglar who threatened to kill her family.
- ▪The intruder, Timothy Reed, had been released from custody shortly before the incident despite serious charges.
- ▪Brown's children were asleep during the ordeal, but the experience left her oldest feeling unsafe at home.
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| Original publisher | New York Post |
| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/mom-fights-off-burglar-who-threatened-to-kill-her-family-with-stick-meet-crazy-with-crazy/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 20 May 2026 12:49:46 -0400 |
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US News Fearless mom used stick to fight off burglar who threatened to kill her family: ‘Meet crazy with crazy’ By Patrick Reilly Published May 20, 2026, 12:49 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A fearless mom used a stick to fight off a deranged burglar who threatened to kill her family — just days after he was freed despite allegedly admitting to exposing himself to kids in a park. Amanda Materi Brown was watching a late-night movie after putting her kids to bed last Thursday when she heard someone yelling from inside her home in Portland, Ore., she told KPTV. “He was screaming really loudly,” recalled the terrified mom, whose husband was out of town for work at the time.
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