--- description: A Sarasota man has been charged with felony burglary after reportedly falling asleep while breaking into a home over the weekend. title: Florida Man Falls Asleep While Robbing a House image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Florida Man Falls Asleep While Robbing a House by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2015 4:45 AM CUT by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2015 4:45 AM CUT A burglar from Sarasota, Fla., reportedly fell [asleep](http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/05/18/sarasota-robbery-suspect-falls-asleep/27528643/ "undefined") while breaking into a home over the weekend. A woman who lived in the house told Sarasota police officers she woke up around 7:20 a.m. on Saturday to find 29-year-old Timothy Bontrager sleeping on her sofa, reports WTSP. When she asked what he was doing in her house, Bontrager reportedly apologized. After telling him she was going to call the police, the burglar started walking around the living room and left the house, making off with her wallet, driver’s license, credit cards and personal checks. Bontrager, who was picked up by police walking along a nearby road, has been charged with felony burglary of an occupied dwelling. \[[_WTSP_](http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/05/18/sarasota-robbery-suspect-falls-asleep/27528643/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3883584/florida-timothy-bontrager-burglary-felony-asleep-sarasota/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3883584/florida-timothy-bontrager-burglary-felony-asleep-sarasota/"},"headline":"Florida Man Falls Asleep While Robbing a House","datePublished":"2015-05-19T04:45:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:19:59.685Z","description":"The victim woke up to find him sleeping on her couch","url":"https://time.com/3883584/florida-timothy-bontrager-burglary-felony-asleep-sarasota/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","Florida"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3883584/florida-timothy-bontrager-burglary-felony-asleep-sarasota/","name":"Florida Man Falls Asleep While Robbing a House"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep?","description":"Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/o0FTMkL0/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-05-15T21:17:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/o0FTMkL0.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3883584/florida-timothy-bontrager-burglary-felony-asleep-sarasota/","duration":"PT2M25S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3883584/florida-timothy-bontrager-burglary-felony-asleep-sarasota/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```