{"id":36393,"date":"2013-06-05T22:51:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T02:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=36393"},"modified":"2013-06-05T22:51:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T02:51:24","slug":"family-terrorized-during-home-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/06\/family-terrorized-during-home-invasion","title":{"rendered":"Family Terrorized During Home Invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>An early morning home invasion left a family of four terrorized after they were held at gunpoint for over an hour while being threatened with death.<\/p>\n

Michael Miller, 51, was asleep when someone tapped him on the shoulder and repeatedly told him to keep quiet.<\/p>\n

He slowly sat up and realized he was staring down the barrel of a handgun wielded by a masked man. It was around 3 a.m. yesterday, Miller recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was sleeping and all of a sudden someone tapped me and said \u2018get up\u2019,\u201d said Miller from his home, off Carmichael Road yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I got up, he said \u2018don\u2019t make any noise\u2019. I was shocked.
\n“One said \u2018time up\u2019 and they turned me over and tied my hands behind my back, and they asked ‘who all is in here’.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said my daughter and my wife.\u201d His wife, Sylvia, 57, was awoken next by the three masked men and forced to lie flat on her stomach.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s daughter, Michaela, 23, who was asleep in the second bedroom, told The Nassau Guardian of a similar experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was woken up by three guys,\u201d she said, while sitting beside her parents in their living room yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey tapped me on the shoulder and said \u2018wake up, wake up\u2019 and when I looked up, all I saw were three guys; one with a flashlight, and another with a gun in my face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michaela Miller said as the men instructed her to get out of bed, she pleaded to be allowed to pick up her one-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said \u2018hurry up and get her\u2019 and when I got her she woke up; she began to cry, and they said ‘shut up, make her shut up’,\u201dshe said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I went inside my parents\u2019 room they were lying flat on the bed and my father was tied up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The assailants became incensed when the child would not stop crying, according to her mother, who then suggested that she be given something to drink.<\/p>\n

One of the men complied and returned from the kitchen with juice, but the child refused it. Michaela Miller said one of the men told her to, \u201cturn her around; she doesn\u2019t need to be seeing this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI said please, you all can have whatever you want, but please don\u2019t take our lives. I have a child to live for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The victims were asked to point out where any cash or guns were hidden. Michael Miller responded that they did not have those in the house.<\/p>\n

He said one of the men then began barking for the location of the Millers\u2019 automatic teller machine (ATM) cards and their pin numbers.<\/p>\n

Two men left the home in Mr. Miller\u2019s black 2008 Ford F-150 truck and his daughter\u2019s 1998 Honda Accord, while an armed man remained behind.<\/p>\n

The Millers, now held hostage, said they silently prayed that they would survive the ordeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said \u2018the code better be right because if the code isn\u2019t right you are going to get shot today; you are going to get shot today\u2019,\u201d Michaela Miller said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [told my father] \u2018only because of your granddaughter and your daughter, because pops you\u2019re stubborn\u2019. I was scared and I just started praying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both vehicles, a gold watch, gold and diamond wedding band and several cell phones, were among the items stolen, according to the family who reported the crime to police.<\/p>\n

The men emptied two bank accounts of more than $1,500 collectively, the Millers said.<\/p>\n

The culprits reportedly bragged that the Millers were deep sleepers, and did not wake even after they broke the back bedroom\u2019s window pane and entered the house.<\/p>\n

Only the front room has bulgar bars. The ordeal lasted just over an hour-and-a half, the family said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Miller, an Atlantis chef, said he is concerned that he and his family may not be as lucky if they are targeted in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said, \u2018we have been watching this place for a little while\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

There was a strong aroma of bleach, as the suspects had poured the cleaning product on the floors just hours before, according to the family.<\/p>\n

They also vandalized several doors and walls, including the bathroom mirror with graffiti, cursing the police. They also left messages that read \u2018big guns\u2019, \u2018mad money\u2019, and \u2018crime time\u2019.<\/p>\n

While their total loss exceeds $15,000 the Millers said they are thankful to be alive. The Millers said this is the first time they have been victims of crime. They have lived in the area since 1986.<\/p>\n

Last week, a 69-year-old woman was shot in a home invasion off Nassau Street, police said.<\/p>\n

By Royston Jones, Jr. <\/span><\/em>
\nGuardian Staff Reporter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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