An Oak Flats mother and her two sons are facing possible jail sentences over a violent home invasion borne out of a $200 debt over a damaged car.
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Megan, Daniel and Kyle Thomas each confessed their involvement in the August 2018 incident during recent court appearances - the boys pleading guilty to charges of aggravated enter dwelling with intent and their mother to the lesser charge of enter dwelling with intent.
Court documents reveal the victim, who went to school with the boys, was asleep inside his Central Avenue unit when he heard a loud banging noise come from the glass balcony door.
[He] damaged a car, he owes money for the damage.
He told police he was expecting friends so got up and opened the door, at which time Daniel and Kyle, aged 20 and 21 respectively, forced their way inside the apartment.
The victim said one of the brothers immediately punched him in the face, causing him to stumble backwards. He was hit again and fell over, prompting him to cover his face and head with his arms as more punches reined down on him.
Others inside the unit were woken by the assault and witnessed the victim being repeatedly punched and kicked.
Meanwhile, one of the brothers' friends, Harrison Casey, entered the unit via the balcony door and went downstairs to let Megan Thomas and another friend, Benjamin Short, inside the home.
Megan immediately began yelling at the victim, prompting one of the witnesses to scream "why are you doing this?"
"[He] damaged a car, he owes money for the damage," Megan shot back.
She told the woman the victim owed them $200, despite him protesting his innocence.
The witness said she would pay the money and the Thomas family, along with Casey and Short, left the home.
All five were arrested and charged at later dates.
Casey and Short both pleaded guilty to enter dwelling with intent charges.
Casey was placed on a 15-month community corrections order, while Short was handed a $1,000 fine in court on Wednesday.
His lawyer said Short was remorseful, hard-working and had was no longer hanging around with the same crowd of people.
The Thomas brothers will face sentencing in June, and their mother in July.