When a Manheim Township man answered their door late Tuesday evening, he found a random man on their porch asking for food.
According to police, Miles Patrick Riehl, 26, arrived around 9:21 p.m. and told the resident he needed food or he would hurt him. When he refused, police said Riehl pushed open the door and pushed past the man.
The man and a second resident of the home ran outside afraid, and Riehl locked them out of their house, police said. He then began to make frozen spaghetti and clams in the microwave, which came from the home’s freezer.
Officers arrived at the home and found Riehl taking a shower in the bathroom, police said. While they tried to take him into custody, he resisted officers, making them wrestle him to gain control.
Eventually, Riehl was taken into custody and escorted out to a police car to be transported, police said.
Manheim Township Police Chief Tom Rudzinski said the residence was chosen at random.
“But that doesn’t make it any less frightening," Rudzinski said. "As hard as it must have been to flee their residence, they did the right thing by getting out quickly and calling 9-1-1. Their actions led to a quick response and apprehension without anybody being injured.”
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