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HOUSTON – A Houston property owner said she was detained by police after confronting people she says were camping outside her vacant Westheimer Road building while carrying an unloaded gun.<\/p>\n
Houston property owner detained after confronting people outside vacant building <\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
Anastasia Malavansos says she’s never had a speeding ticket. But she found herself handcuffed and on the ground after pulling a gun on homeless people on her property.<\/p>\n
She owns 1800 Westheimer, which is vacant, and 1806 Westheimer, an eye care center.<\/p>\n
She says she’s been trying to lease the vacant building for more than a year, but homeless people camping out are making that difficult.<\/p>\n
On August 12, she says she did something she’s never done before, and it got her in a whole lot of trouble.<\/p>\n
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Her tenant told her three homeless men were sleeping in front of her vacant property.<\/p>\n
“I called 311 on the way over here, so police would meet me here,” she said.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, Anastasia wasn’t happy about being ordered to the ground and handcuffed. Anastasia’s properties are across the street from Lanier Middle School.<\/p>\n
HISD police called HPD about a disturbance, involving a woman waving a gun at people. She was detained but not charged with a crime.<\/p>\n
Anastasia says the gun wasn’t loaded, but of course, the police didn’t know that.<\/p>\n
When asked would she do it again?\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Yes,” she said. “I have a right to defend my property.”<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
Anastasia says she’s going to address the mayor and city council about the homeless issue near her properties.<\/p>\n
The Source: Anastasia Malavansos<\/p>\n
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