Man seen yelling, 'Where is your daughter?' in viral home invasion video is charged with assault

U.S. newsMan seen yelling, 'Where is your daughter?' in viral home invasion video is charged with assaultVideo showed Jason Nichols identifying himself as a fictional wizard before barging into the residence, where, police said, he had an altercation with the homeowner.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleFrightening doorbell video of intruder01:29Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 14, 2026, 9:13 PM EDTBy Dalila MuataA man seen on video forcing his way into a California home and attacking the homeowner has been arrested and charged with assault.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Viral home security video shows Jason Nichols, 30, in a trench coat, aggressively banging on the front door, smashing an external doorbell and repeatedly screaming, “Where is your daughter?” before he entered the residence in Fairfield last Tuesday. Nichols is charged with one count each of felony assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, threatening crime with intent to terrorize and vandalism, according to court documents.Online court documents did not list an attorney for Nichols. Fairfield police investigators said in a statement that the homeowner's wife and child were alone in the home when doorbell camera video captured Nichols at the door. The homeowner began talking to Nichols remotely over the camera's app, the video showed, and Nichols threatened him while identifying himself as "Harry Dresden," a wizard from a fictional novel series.A screenshot from Ring security camera video.In a statement, police said the suspect gained entry through a glass side door of the property after initially having been unable to kick his way through the front door.Security video from inside the home shows Nichols ripping open closet doors and apparently searching for the homeowner's daughter while screaming, "Where the f--- is she?"Nichols was then confronted by the woman's hu...