Donald Penn Thwarts Home Invasion
February 15th, 2015
Just because you have money, fame and live in a gated community doesn’t mean you are safe.
Just ask Donald Penn.
The former Bucs Pro Bowl left tackle (boy, the Bucs sure could have used a guy like him last year. Oh, wait…) spent a quiet day at his Los Angeles home recently.
Then some dude barreled through the front door and went wilding inside. That was, until Penn took action into his own hands, reports TMZ.com.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Penn — who’s 6’4″, 340 lbs. and a former Pro Bowler — was at his L.A. home with his wife and kids when a large man hopped over his security gate, busted in his front door and began going crazy inside the home.
That’s when Penn — who was with his wife and 2 young children at the time — sprung into action … physically restraining the man (who’s 6’1″, 220 lbs.) … until cops showed up.
Sources tell us … Penn is adamant he has no connection to the man — and doesn’t know why he was targeted.
Man, that is some scary stuff. One reason (many) athletes live in gated communities is to keep the crazies out. Joe has to wonder what the hell kind of security this place has if some cat can just go all Lolo Jones and get to a person’s house.
Penn is a really good guy. Joe is happy that he and his family are safe. It could have very easily been an ugly scene.
February 15th, 2015 at 9:07 am
I always liked Penn. The guy didn’t give BS answers. I hope he was playing L.L. Cool J. While restraining the turd.
February 15th, 2015 at 9:24 am
gated communities are to keep you in not lock the crazies out….find a new place to live dude your getting ripped off
February 15th, 2015 at 9:25 am
Mama said “knock yo azz out”. Bam!!
February 15th, 2015 at 9:26 am
Maybe, if Penn had been motivated to play great football the 2 years before, he still would have been in Tampa. But some guys need to be cut and signed by a different team to get that player motivated again.
I am glad to here Penn and his Family are OK, Great guy and one of the great finds by Bruce Allen who signed Penn of Vikings Practice squad!!!
February 15th, 2015 at 9:32 am
was it Mike Williams???
February 15th, 2015 at 9:45 am
Isn’t #TheCreepyCrab in California? #CaseSolved
February 15th, 2015 at 9:48 am
Happy to hear that Penn and his family are safe.
February 15th, 2015 at 9:55 am
@Barry LA and San Diego are 2 different cities dude
February 15th, 2015 at 9:58 am
The guy jumped the gate according to Joe, this doesn’t sound like a gated community with guards but a home with a security gate across the driveway to his house.
In about 45 other states where you can get concealed weapons permits, he would have been shot.
Hopefully we now have Lovie roped in and some people that know what they are doing with players and coaches plus the schemes of course. The Free Agency and draft will tell us if we are going to be a winner or we have to wait until the house is cleaned again.
February 15th, 2015 at 9:59 am
The Buc Realist Says:
February 15th, 2015 at 9:26 am
Maybe, if Penn had been motivated to play great football the 2 years before, he still would have been in Tampa. But some guys need to be cut and signed by a different team to get that player motivated again.
I am glad to here Penn and his Family are OK, Great guy and one of the great finds by Bruce Allen who signed Penn of Vikings Practice squad!!!
I agree….he was dragging as and who can blame him. This team has been a dark hole that sucks the will to win out of anyone that plays here. They know there is no hope and it spreads throughout the team. I hope his change of scenery continues to help his reunited motivation.
Hopefully the Bucs can figure out how to make this team a wainning organization again. Stop trying to polish a turd…
February 15th, 2015 at 10:47 am
Barry,
when you come out of the Closet and own up to your love of everything Winston. I hope that you have your coming out party here on JBF complete with Jameis Jersey and a “I Love Jaboo” tramp-stamp Tattoo. And I bet the rest of the closet Winston lovers NYBucsfan, Bonzi, Mr. Patrick, Robert 9, Cleanathletics pill guy would love to be your maid of honors for the ceremony. Matching Jerseys would be a nice touch. Go Jaboo!
Draft Winston! Send Lovie back to the basement.
February 15th, 2015 at 10:54 am
Just jumped the fence? Wow. That’s some top notch security only the White House would be proud of.
February 15th, 2015 at 10:59 am
I always liked Penn and thought he was a top half of the league LT. Unfortunately, a large portion of our fans thought he should have six pack abs and blamed Glennon’s inability to get rid of the ball on him and railroaded him out of town. Glennon did much better this season at not holding onto the ball for an eternity, but in Penn’s last season he was painfully slow setting up in the pocket, processing, and getting rid of the football. Penn took a lot of unwarranted heat for giving up sacks after 4-5 seconds of protection. The dude could play.
Luckily for the intruder, Penn didn’t kill him. He would’ve been perfectly justified…and whatever happens to a home invader, stays in the home invasion…Penn would’t/couldn’t have been charged with squat. He probably just sumoed him to the ground and laid on him… that may have been torture enough.
February 15th, 2015 at 11:01 am
tmaxcon Says:
February 15th, 2015 at 10:47 am
Barry,
when you come out of the Closet and own up to your love of everything Winston. I hope that you have your coming out party here on JBF complete with Jameis Jersey and a “I Love Jaboo” tramp-stamp Tattoo. And I bet the rest of the closet Winston lovers NYBucsfan, Bonzi, Mr. Patrick, Robert 9, Cleanathletics pill guy would love to be your maid of honors for the ceremony. Matching Jerseys would be a nice touch. Go Jaboo!
Draft Winston! Send Lovie back to the basement.
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Wow, insinuating somebody is homosexual… that’s a new one…and very mature I might add. Are we back in the 90’s? Stay classy, bro.
February 15th, 2015 at 11:01 am
No. 30 round magazines are unnecessary.
February 15th, 2015 at 11:08 am
@OB
You don’t have to have a concealed weapon permit to possess a gun in your home. That guy was very lucky!
February 15th, 2015 at 11:09 am
since when did the term “closet” become solely owned and exclusive to the gay community.
You over sensitive PC losers kill me. Had nothing to do with gays… those dudes blindly blast Winston each and every day with terms that are far worse that “closet”
Nice reach idiot.
February 15th, 2015 at 11:48 am
You guys should google the picture of the guy that broke into LL Cool J’s house. That dude got worked over before the cops arrived.
February 15th, 2015 at 12:35 pm
Have you all seen how fat, not Phat, the #TheCreepyCrab has become? My Lord, and you people are prepared to grant this accused criminal #FaceOfFranchise ? Have you lost your mind? Are you people that desperate? Do you know that media aren’t the only people to have sources? Including inside sources? Glazers/Smith/Licht are playing cards, all kinds of cards, all but one #TheCreepyCrab
February 15th, 2015 at 12:46 pm
Scary, frightening stuff. I’m just glad that it wasn’t any worse than it was and that Penn and his family are safe and unhurt
February 15th, 2015 at 1:59 pm
Helmet wielding Aqib Talib!
The vast majority of home invasions are done by known suspects and usually involve drugs. This one sounds legit, albeit by someone mentally ill or on spice. Idiot is lucky he wasn’t shot.
February 15th, 2015 at 2:02 pm
OB,
It was a home invasion. Not some stand your ground issue on neutral ground. I don’t know the laws in Cali but I doubt you need a CWP in your house.
February 15th, 2015 at 2:23 pm
The problem with getting Penn back was he may have shown up with the same talent and attitude he had in 2013 when I think he was credited with giving up 14 sacks.
Stop revising history, Joe.
Besides, this town is only big enough for one buffet buster and Shaun King still lives here.
Imagine getting between those two and a table full of food. Make sure you have at least a term life policy for your family.
February 15th, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Lol at Barry still saying “creepy crab.” Just stop dude. You’re embarrassing yourself by coming up with the lamest nickname ever. Like I said before it is something a 9 yo would come up with and makes me feel sorry for you.
February 15th, 2015 at 7:55 pm
Glad he’s ok. I have a gun in every room plus keep my glock 21 beside me at the tv, computer, and bed. I also dont have small children around, but if I did, I would take the proper precautions.
February 15th, 2015 at 8:47 pm
OB, maybe you should take a reading comprehension course instead of worrying about gun laws so much. Penn was in his home, any citizen of the US can have a gun in their home as long as they don’t have a felony conviction.
Mad Max must be a member of the Michigan Militia. Are the black helicopters circling over your house or are they the ones with the muffled rotors. LOL.
Glad to see you girls fighting over the meaning of closet. Seriously what a pack of morons
Oh, BTW, Tmaxcon, another couple words for PC are called being “polite” and having “good manners,” something I’m sure your parents never taught you.
Espo, you better get out of here, your about the only one making sence.
February 15th, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Shucks
February 15th, 2015 at 10:05 pm
MadMax Says:
February 15th, 2015 at 7:55 pm
Glad he’s ok. I have a gun in every room plus keep my glock 21 beside me
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Glock’s are for Gangstas.
Just kidding. I’m a Sig man.
February 16th, 2015 at 8:00 am
I thought getting rid of Penn was a stupid move by an idiot coach. If we had of kept Penn he would have been our best offensive lineman.
February 17th, 2015 at 2:30 am
@Bo, I have a Sig too, p227…..love it!
@ddneast, I like being prepared for when your boyfriend “Justin Case” shows up 😉