Couple see stranger break into home, take shower on security video

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A Tennessee couple says they caught a man taking a shower in their home while they weren’t there. The incident was captured by their home security cameras.

While at dinner, the Nardis got a notification on their camera app that there was movement in their house around 7 p.m. Saturday. They assumed it was one of their dogs, so they were shocked to open the alert and see a stranger.

The couple watched a man kick open and then enter through their back door. He then headed to their bedroom and made himself at home, getting in the shower, WSMV reports.

The Nardis immediately called police. Their main concern was for their dogs.

“Our fur babies are there. There’s a man in our house we don’t know. We just need to get home,” Kerigan Nardi said.

Police rushed in a few minutes later, catching the man wearing nothing but a towel in the living room.

“He was naked, sitting on our couch,” Nardi said.

Police arrested the man, identified as Samuel Smith. According to the arrest affidavit, his charges include aggravated criminal trespassing and possession of meth.

“You don’t just violate people like that. It doesn’t matter what kind of psychosis you’re in. It doesn’t matter what kind of drugs you use. You don’t break into people’s houses and violate them that way,” Nardi said.

The Nardis say the clean up has been difficult. They have disinfected their room, thrown away the towel the man used and bleached their shower, but they still feel uneasy.

“As he was taking a shower, in my home, he left some excrement behind. Yes, he decided that that would be a nice present for the homeowners, I suppose,” Nardi said.

Worried someone else could break in, they now barricade the door when they leave. They have also added a deadbolt and plan on getting another camera.

They’re urging their neighbors to install deadbolts and cameras, as well.

“I think that people need to just get cameras, and be careful because you never know,” Nardi said.

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