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ROSEBURG: Man wrestles intruder for gun

A Roseburg man fought with an intruder over a gun Thursday afternoon and wrestled him to the ground and called police, Roseburg police said. The 68-year-old resident reported he pulled a handgun on the intruder, who he said broke into his home on in the 800 block of Esperanza Court about 2:30 p.m. The resident and intruder, who police suspect was Michael Lee Hatton, 27, scuffled over the gun. The intruder disabled a phone the homeowner was trying to use to call 911, police said. Hatton, who provided no permanent address, was arrested following the incident on suspicion of burglary, …

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