Home invader who claimed to be Jesus of Bethlehem is actually named Nike Jordan

When Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man last Sunday afternoon on suspicion of barging into a River Ridge, Louisiana, home, he identified himself as Jesus of Bethlehem and Nike Air Jordan. Deputies eventually booked him as Jesus Jordan.

However, it turns out the suspect's play on the popular athletic shoe was closer to the mark. Jesus Jordan is actually Nike Jordan Abila, 19, of New Orleans, according to Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. "He gave investigators a fictitious name," Fortunato said.



Abila was booked with home invasion, simple battery and a host of other charges after he allegedly entered a woman's home, terrifying her and her 9-year-old daughter. The woman, who is not being identified, said he just appeared in her home. The intruder turned aggressive, shaking her and telling her she was a sinner that needed to be saved. The family's four Huskies, Great Dane and Chihuahua chased him off.

The victim said that she does not know Abila and had never seen him before in the neighbourhood. In addition to home invasion and simple battery, Abila was booked with battery of a police officer, resisting an officer, two counts of resisting an officer by refusing to provide identification, misrepresentation during booking and simple criminal damage to property. He is being held at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on a $256,500 bond.