LEROY, ALABAMA - Negro Home Burglar Cleveland Jones Gully (31) died after being tied to a tree and his mouth duct taped by the homeowner 68-year-old Nathanial Johnson

LEROY, Ala.  –  Authorities say a suspected burglar is dead after an Alabama homeowner tied him to a tree after catching the man breaking into his home.

According to AL.com, Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer says 68-year-old Nathanial Johnson, of Leroy, caught 31-year-old Cleveland Jones Gully breaking into the back door of his home, about 60 miles north of Mobile, on Friday just before midnight.

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