Quick-thinking Portland mom, 42, knew exactly what to do when stranger broke into her stunning $1m home in dead of night

By RACHEL BOWMAN, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:43, 18 May 2026 | Updated: 18:43, 18 May 2026 An Oregon mother used a stick to chase out an intruder who broke into her home in the middle of the night before he was later arrested for allegedly hitting a police officer with a rock. Amanda Materi Brown, 42, was watching a movie after putting her kids to bed on Thursday when a man entered her $1 million Portland home through the sliding glass door. 'He was screaming really loudly, nonsensical, I couldn't really understand except, "I'll kill you, I'll kill everyone," was really obvious,' Materi Brown told KPTV. She said her reaction was to 'meet crazy with crazy' and she grabbed a stick that she kept by her bed and chased the intruder out. 'I just went for him. I completely just started swinging the stick at him, and he started backing up out of the house, which was ideal,' Materi Brown said. She then called 911 and reported that a stranger had broken into her home while she and her children were inside, according to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). 'She reported that the man threatened to kill them all. She armed herself with a stick and chased the man, who grabbed a metal garbage can lid and fled from the home,' police said. Officers tracked the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Timothy Reed, to a nearby footbridge where he was confronted by the police. Amanda Materi Brown, 42, was watching a movie after putting her kids to bed on Thursday when a stranger entered her home The man, identified by police as 35-year-old Timothy Reed, was later arrested after he hit an officer with a rock Brown said he entered her $1 million Portland home through the sliding glass door and her reaction was to 'meet crazy with crazy' Body camera footage appeared to show Reed holding the garbage can lid and a rock police say was 'roughly the size of a softball.' He was being hostile with officers as they tried to stop him, saying: 'I'm not afraid of you pig, I'll kill you.' According to PPB, Reed struck the officer in the head with the rock as they arrested him. The officer was transported to the hospital via police vehicle, treated and released. He has been cleared to return to duty, police said.  Reed was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of burglary in the first degree, escape in the first degree, assault in the second degree, assaulting a police officer, and criminal mischief in the third degree. His next court hearing is scheduled for June 9 and his bail has not been set.  Materi Brown said she and her family are relieved that Reed is in custody, but are still shaken up. 'We're okay. You know, bad things happen in life and we're not going to let it make us afraid,' she said. She grabbed a stick that she kept by her bed and chased the intruder out, then called 911 Body camera footage showed Reed holding a garbage can lid and a rock police say was 'roughly the size of a softball' According to the local news station, Reed was arrested just days before the home invasion for allegedly exposing himself to children at a park on May 11. He also allegedly threatened to kill the responding officer during that altercation as well.  'Deputy Farmer reports that he asked Reed why he'd been naked in front of children in the park, and Reed made rambling statements about, "being told to do it by God" and other nonsensical remarks,' court filings obtained by the outlet stated. 'Deputy Farmer asked Reed if he knew that there had been children in close proximity to him while he was naked and he admitted that he knew, but didn't see a problem with it.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.