McKinney police say a male juvenile has confessed to trying to steal Yeezy sneakers from a McKinney home.
He was arrested Wednesday, police said. Because of the suspect's age, his identity was not released.
It comes six days after a male was seen on surveillance video wearing a mask entering a McKinney home
The homeowner, Maria Luce, happened to be walking out of her bedroom at the same time and came face-to-face with the intruder.
She said Wednesday she is grateful for the police making an arrest so quickly.
Luce, a mother of three, posted a now-viral video online after the incident. In the video, she says she is "locked and loaded," while holding a shotgun.
She said she's received a non-stop stream of threats and hate mail ever since.
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"The whole thing is sad," she said.
Luce said she wants people to understand she had no idea whether the intruder had a weapon. She said she posted the video because she was concerned the suspect had a weapon. Two of her sons were upstairs at the time.
"I did what any parent would do. I was protecting my babies. Thirty seconds difference in time and we could have been covering a completely different story here," Luce said.
Police said Wednesday the juvenile admitted he was after several pairs of Yeezy sneakers inside the home. The sneakers retail for $220 but can be resold online for more than $1,000, which is how Luce's 14-year-old son earned money.
Luce said backlash over the video makes her feel like a victim again.
"What is this country coming to that I'm now getting threatened because I was protecting my home?" she said.
The juvenile is charged with burglary of a habitation, a Class 2 felony.
Luce believes he was a friend of a friend.
The investigation is ongoing.
