Suspect caught on digicam allegedly threatening Ohio dad ‘within the title of Allah’

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Surveillance video captured a terrifying and obvious late-night random act of violence in Ohio , when a knife-wielding man allegedly instructed a house owner he supposed to kill him "within the title of Allah."

The harrowing encounter, which unfolded within the early hours of Easter Sunday morning in Warren County, started when the suspect seemed to be praying within the household's driveway earlier than approaching the house a number of instances, prompting an alarmed father to ultimately go outdoors.

Authorities later recognized the suspect as 23-year-old Anthony Lengthy, who was arrested and charged shortly after the incident, FOX 19 Now reported .

Tiffany Miller, the mom of the household, shared the horrifying ordeal on social media Monday, describing it as a "deeply horrifying and harmful state of affairs" that would have turned lethal.

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A suspicious man approached a home in Ohio after midnight on Sunday. (Tiffany Miller)

The incident started when the suspect reportedly drove into the household’s driveway together with his headlights off, Miller stated.

Surveillance footage from the house then appeared to indicate the person kneeling within the driveway and praying earlier than approaching the house.

Lengthy first knocked on the entrance door, however obtained no response because the household was asleep, Miller stated.

Minutes later, he returned, pounding on the door even louder in a second, extra aggressive try.

Miller stated the household wakened anticipating their daughter to return dwelling, however have been shocked to discover a stranger at their door in the midst of the evening.

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A male suspect was seen praying on his knees earlier than approaching the Ohio dwelling on Sunday. (Tiffany Miller)

"I wakened and walked up considering my daughter was locked out and, nope, it wasn’t her," she stated. "It was a person I didn’t know. We didn't reply, and once more he went again to his automobile."

The person reportedly remained in his parked automobile as one of many household's daughters lastly arrived dwelling, prompting Miller's husband to go outdoors and confront the suspect.

"Hey bud, you knocking on the door?" the daddy, Andy, was heard asking.

"I’ll kill you within the name of Allah ," the suspect instantly replied.

The alarmed father then started retreating whereas shouting for his or her daughter to drive away.

Miller stated the suspect then pulled a knife on Andy, tried to method the house once more, and in the end drove off in pursuit of the daughter, who had already fled the scene.

The house owner retreated from a suspicious man early Sunday morning following an alarming encounter. (Tiffany Miller)

"The person instantly exited his automobile, started making specific threats to kill him, repeatedly invoking non secular language, and began shifting nearer in an aggressive method," Miller stated.