Homeowner offers burglar breakfast

A man said he had a heart-to-heart conversation with an armed burglar over a cup of coffee after he found him stealing his belongings from his home.

Steve Swanson said he found a man, whom police suspect is Armando Hernandez, stealing items from his home. "I said, 'What are you doing here?'" Swanson said. "He said, 'I'm taking your stuff, and it's too bad you showed up.'"

Swanson said the man was carrying a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, but he didn't panic. "I said, 'You don't want to do this. First of all, if you harm me or kill me, I'm just going to go to heaven. You're going to go to prison forever,'" Swanson said.

Swanson said he gave the burglar all the money in his wallet and offered to listen to his problems over breakfast. He said he ended their conversation with a prayer and a hug.

He said he convinced the man to give him back two pillowcases full of stolen items, howevever, the burglar still got away with some of his wife's expensive jewellery.

Swanson said he believes the men crossed paths for a reason. "I do believe God put us together and protected me," he said.

With news video.