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Florida


Aug 21, 2013
CBS-Tampa Bay-
A naked, disabled Perdido Key man died Monday after trying to break into several houses by throwing bricks and other objects at windows before collapsing, authorities said.

The bizarre incident began about 5 p.m. when neighbors saw Norbert A. Chabannes, 55, crawling across a yard in the 14000 block of Canal Drive, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office said.

Chabannes, who has one leg, was naked and cut his arm while attempting to break into the home of his next-door neighbor, Collins Haines. When he was unsuccessful, he crawled across the street to Irma Teal's house where he tried to throw a cinder block through a window.

A deputy arrived to find Chabannes in the yard, delirious and covered in blood and sweat. As the deputy attempted to reason with Chabannes, he collapsed, the Sheriff's Office said.

Escambia County Emergency Medical Services and law enforcement officials tried to resuscitate Chabannes, but were unsuccessful.

To neighbors, Chabannes' strange and violent actions were not wholly unexpected.

Neighbors said he lived alone in a house that his family has owned for years.

They were aware of his prior arrests for cocaine possession and possession of drug paraphernalia and his stints in jail.

Neighbors said officers frequently appeared at his door.

"To me, it's just all been a matter of time," Teal, 62, said at the Canal Drive home she shares with her mother and brother. "I've always worried because of (my mom's) age and I have a paraplegic brother in the house as well. That's always been our concern the last seven years."

The neighborhood, which sits on the banks of Old River, was quiet Tuesday. Yellow police tape still could be seen behind some homes.

"Officers responded very appropriately," Teal said. "The first responding officer called him by name because this has been an ongoing occurrence over the past seven years.

"I can't say enough how quickly they did respond because my mother is 95 years of age and she wanted to try and go talk to him, but he was just way too far out there."

Haines echoed her account.

"The deputy knew who he was," Haines said. "He tried to calm him down and he just passed out. The deputy really wasn't in a real struggle with him.
"He was in bad shape."



Further investigation by law enforcement revealed that Chabannes had earlier arrived at his home Monday and became confrontational with Rochelle Duke - his housekeeper - gouging her eyes and banging her head repeatedly against a wall before she was able to flee.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident.

[LERK]

I don't know why I just assumed he would be black, oh and fuck florida.

[JohnFrash]

I've said it before, and will reiterate: If you see nudity that you did not ask for, flee for your life. What is it about insanity that makes people instantly shuck whatever they are wearing? Body temp spike? Or just to let people know instantly that they are whacked?

[ices]

BATH SALTS!

He looks hungry.

[Darkest Angel]

The housekeeper should have chained him to his bed, sounds like he had rabies.

[Megamel29]

I guess hopping around on one leg for that long will wear you out.