So scary!
Top Gun‘s Kelly McGillis came home to a scary surprise last week when she was attacked by a home intruder.
Returning to her North Carolina home around 9:00 p.m. on June 18, the 58-year-old found an unknown woman and a young girl inside.
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Taking to Facebook, the actress recounted being bombarded by the crazed trespasser:
“Upon entering the house I notice a pair of girls pink sandals and a black larger pair. I thought that maybe one of my daughters was here because on of them has a key. Called out hello several times. I was trying to get rid of the stuff in my hand to better assess what was going on when a stranger, a woman, came barreling down the hallway and began yelling at me. I asked her who she is and why she was in my house and she said ‘you know why you’ve been stalking me in Twitter.’ Not true.
At that moment I got worried that there may be someone else in the house with house with her. We have quite a few guns and lots of ammo and that’s when I started to panic. Thinking that if they have one of them I could be shot. I ran out the front door and called 911. She ran out after me and began punching and scratching my trying to grab the phone out of my hand. I began screaming as loud as I could hoping someone somewhere might hear me. I still had my car keys in my hand so I set off the car alarm. That distracted her enough to throw the cell and try to deal with the keys. More fighting ensued. I got the cell phone back and dialed 911 again. More fighting. And she once again had the cell phone.”
Yikes!!
Fortunately, Kelly was able to break free and find help:
“I finally broke away, got in the truck and drove off trying to find a neighbor to call 911. There was no one around since it was Friday night, so I chased someone in a car, kept flashing my lights and honking the horn. They finally pulled over and she made the 911 call for me. A truly good Samaritan. Dispatch told me to wait there for there for someone to arrive.”
Adding:
“She was apprehended. I’m alright. Scratched and bruise. I feel very thankful it turned out well. But who I feel heartache for is the little girl that was with her. Mental illness takes many hostages. I don’t know her name…but I would like to asked that you pray for her and her mother.”
Wow. How terrifying!
Police charged Laurence Marie Dorn, 38, with second-degree burglary, misdemeanor larceny, misdemeanor stalking, assault and battery, and interfering with emergency communication. She is currently being held in the Henderson County Jail under a $60,000 bond. The little girl is in the custody of the Department of Social Services.
McGillis — who has been outspoken in the past about surviving a brutal rape back in 1982 — talked to local station WLOS about overcoming attacks throughout her life:
McGillis discusses why/how she keeps moving forward after a number of attacks over the course of her life. @WLOS_13 pic.twitter.com/dncgZ5EVY3
— Justin Hinton (@JustinWLOS) June 23, 2016
Hang in there, Kelly!
Our prayers go out to the little girl, and we hope her mother gets the help she needs.
You can read Miz McGillis’ full post (below):
[Image via Twitter.]
