{"id":583046,"date":"2026-04-14T05:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/583046\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:41:14","slug":"ring-camera-captures-man-claiming-to-be-a-wizard-during-break-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/583046\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring camera captures man claiming to be a wizard during break-in"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Northern California man who claimed to be fictional wizard-detective Harry Dresden was arrested after allegedly trying to break into a\u00a0Fairfield <\/a>home, an encounter captured on a home security camera that has since spread widely online.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges stemming from the April 7 break-in, including assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats, first-degree burglary and vandalism, according to jail records<\/a>. While in custody, he later received an additional charge of annoying or molesting a child under 18, Fairfield police said in a release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Burbank Court at about 9 a.m. after reports of an unknown man attempting to force his way into a home where a woman and child were inside, police said.<\/p>\n

Video from the home\u2019s Ring camera shows the man at the front door, initially asking to be let in before becoming increasingly aggressive.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpen this f\u2014king door. Where\u2019s your daughter, man?\u201d he can be heard shouting, kicking the door and demanding entry.<\/p>\n

The homeowner repeatedly tells the man to leave, saying, \u201cYou have nothing to do with my house. Can you leave my house? Please.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspect, wearing a trench coat and flip-flops, continues to escalate, at one point leaning into the camera and declaring, \u201cMy name is Harry Dresden,\u00a0motherf\u2014ker. \u2026 This is my neighborhood. Open the f\u2014king door. Now, or I will f\u2014king end you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The name seemed to reference Harry Dresden, the wizard private investigator from \u201cThe Dresden Files\u201d by Jim Butcher.<\/p>\n

Police said the man kicked the front door and, when unable to get in, entered the home through a sliding glass door. The homeowner\u2019s husband, who had been watching the situation unfold on a security camera, returned home and confronted the man with a shovel.<\/p>\n

A physical fight followed, leaving both men with head injuries, police said.<\/p>\n

Officers arrived within minutes and found the suspect outside the residence, where he was taken into custody without further incident, officials said. He was transported to a hospital for treatment before being booked into the Solano County jail.<\/p>\n

Police said a witness later came forward reporting an encounter between the suspect and a child days before the break-in. Detectives determined there was probable cause for an additional arrest on a child-related charge. Authorities said no further details would be released due to the involvement of a minor.<\/p>\n

The homeowner, police noted, \u201cworked to protect his family while officers were responding to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jail records show bail was set at $35,000 in the initial case, with a court appearance scheduled for April 13. A separate April 13 booking lists bail at $25,000, with a court date set for April 14, according to jail records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Northern California man who claimed to be fictional wizard-detective Harry Dresden was arrested after allegedly trying to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,243150,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-583046","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-sfgnews","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-united-states-of-america","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}