LEROY, ALABAMA — An alleged burglar is dead after he was tied to tree and duct taped by a homeowner last Friday night. <br /> <br />In an attempt to stop a string of break-ins at his mobile home, 68-year-old Nathanial Johnson set a trap, according to Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer. <br /> <br />Johnson parked his car at a neighbor’s house on Friday night and then went back to his residence and waited. <br /> <br />Deputies say Johnson was waiting inside with the lights off, and used an old sideview car mirror to monitor his back door through a window. <br /> <br />Johnson told authorities he heard someone knock on the front door later that night. When no one answered, the suspect proceeded to the back door and broke the lock. <br /> <br />Johnson then confronted the burglar, identified as 31-year-old Cleveland Jones Gully, at the door and chased him outside. <br /> <br />The homeowner tackled Gully and tied his hands behind his back. He put duct tape on Gully’s mouth and then tied him to a tree with electrical tape and clothesline, Stringer said. <br /> <br />Johnson then went to his neighbor’s house to call the police. <br /> <br />However, when the police arrived about 10 minutes later, Gully was dead, Stringer said. <br /> <br />No criminal charges have been filed yet against Johnson.
