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'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Recounts Scary Home Invasion, Threatens To Expose Criminal [VIDEO]

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By Afouda Bamidele on February 29, 2024 at 6:46 PM EST

Jenelle Evans is opening up about a scary home invasion she experienced over the weekend. The "Teen Mom" star took to TikTok to share the story of the housebreaking that had her reaching for a gun.

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Jenelle Evans Is 'Afraid Of The Dark' After Home Invasion

The 'Teen Mom' star kicked off her story time by telling fans, "Yeah, I'm officially afraid of the dark!" The reality star looked somber, wearing a brown tank top and sitting in her bedroom, as she told fans that Saturday marked one week since an intruder broke into her home.

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The "16 and pregnant" star explained she was alone with her three children when the incident happened. "I ended up going to sleep around 12:30 last Saturday. And then around one o'clock in the morning, my ring doorbell went off," she recalled.

Evans noted that despite the bell sound, she didn't wake up until her two large dogs began barking excessively from the laundry room. Upon entering the laundry room to discover what had happened, she looked out the back door to see a man who wasn't her husband.

"I didn't know who he was. He was a random stranger. Then my heart sank," an emotional Evans stated. Afterward, she ran to check on her 14-year-old son and inform him of the ongoing invasion. However, when they turned around, they saw the burglar yanking the back sliding door.

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"He was there yanking on it. He was yanking as hard as he could...on my back door. I'm sitting there freaking out! I ended up calling 911...It's the most terrifying conversation I've ever had with 911 in my life."

The 32-year-old confessed that she was so terrified during the incident that she began sobbing like a baby. Unfortunately, the male intruder was able to break the lock of Evans' sliding door. However, he wasn't able to access her home thanks to a stick for a sliding glass door.

As for how she tried to manage the situation, the North Carolina native admitted she had her gun on her throughout the attempted break-in. However, she didn't want to use it or turn the incident into a "more traumatic event," especially with her 14-year-old son Jace witnessing everything.

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Evans said the intruder ended up leaving but not without apologizing to her that he didn't mean to be there before escaping through the woods. The mother-of-three who spoke about living on 10 acres in the middle of the country pointed out that she had no one to come to her aid.

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Luckily, the authorities showed up soon after and the home invasion is being investigated. Evans informed her fans that she has ring camera footage of the break-in and a picture of the intruder's face which she hopes to expose on the internet.

"I need you to do your thing, TikTok," she declared before opening up about the PTSD symptoms she experienced following the incident. "I'm waking up in the middle of the night making sure I check everything," Evans said while fighting back tears.

To conclude the petrifying story, Evans assured her fans that the intruder didn't take anything from her home or shed. However, she said the male attacker tried to come at her before he stopped once he saw her teenage son. Evans, who said she is healing from the incident with her son, promised to give her followers more updates about the situation.

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Fans Send Encouragement To Jenelle Evans After Break-in

Following her spine-chilling home invasion story, fans took to the comments section to send their sympathy and encourage the reality star. One fan stated, "That’s terrifying honey I’m so glad you and your babies are okay?," while another penned, "Girl you cannot catch a break… Sending so much love and strength!!?."

A fan who experienced something similar wrote, "It has happened to me.. its hard to deal with. I still have ptsd from it," while another Internet user noted, "That’s terrifying, thank GOD for the stick in the slider. We always use that or pvc pipe."

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Another comment read, "So sorry that happened to you.. that’s so scary. No one knows the feeling. Don’t let anyone tell you how to feel."

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