Burglars flee after teen screams ‘Get out of my house!’

MARION COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — Marion County Deputies are calling an 18-year-old woman “extremely brave” after she hid and then scared off 2 burglars inside her home Wednesday.

The victim texted her mother, who then called 911, to report a man and woman inside the house on Riverdale Road South. The girl said they forced open a garage door and were gathering items to steal. The girl hid underneath a blanket inside a closet. The burglars eventually made their way to the closet and when they lifted the blanket the young woman screamed “Get out of my house,” and both suspects ran off.

It took deputies 13 minutes to get to the house, because it is located in the far west portion of the county. Deputies say even though the victim was scared, she remained calm enough to gather information, which led to an arrest.

38-year-old Tiffany Wicke and 37-year-old Jestahn Jackson were arrested in their car on Skyline Road South. They are both charged with burglary.