A northwest Marion County resident had quite a surprise Sunday morning: He saw Jackie Y. "J.J." Morrison for the first time in 20 years.

Unfortunately, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the reunion was harrowing: Morrison had broken into the man's home, pointed the man's own rifle at him, and stole a number of items before fleeing.

Morrison, 54, of Ocala, eventually was caught and arrested on charges of burglary with assault or battery, grand theft of $10,000 (but) less than $20,000, and possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon.

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According to an arrest document, sheriff's deputies and a detective responded to a home invasion report on Northwest 100th Avenue about 8:52 a.m. Sunday.

The sole occupant of the house told sheriff's personnel that an armed man he knew as "J.J. Morrison" had confronted him inside.

Responding deputies later questioned Jackie Y. Morrison, who gave his name as "J.J.,"  after they found him walking in the 9800 block of West State Road 40 at 9:17 a.m.

During the investigation, officials found in Morrison's pockets a ring, pocketknife, candy and an identification card connected to the scene of the crime, according to the arrest document.

A bicycle and a bag of burglary tools including a screwdriver and hammer were found near the house on Northwest 100th Avenue, but the bag's owner was not confirmed, the arrest document states.

The occupant of the house told an investigator he heard a noise in the house and armed himself with a .38-caliber revolver. Within moments the defendant appeared from a bedroom and pointed a rifle at the occupant, whose name was not provided in the arrest document.

The occupant "immediately recognized (the intruder) as Jackie Morrison," the arrest document said. He also recognized the rifle Morrison yielded: It belonged to the home occupant.

The occupant told Morrison to drop the rifle. When he did not, the occupant fired "several shots" but did not hit Morrison.

The occupant thought he had emptied his revolver, so he retrieved another weapon as Morrison ran out the front door, the arrest document stated. 

Morrison remarked about being "sick and not knowing where he was at," the occupant said, according to the arrest document.

The occupant identified the items found on Morrison and said the identification card, ring and pocketknife belonged to his late mother.

The home occupant told the investigator he grew up with Morrison but had not seen the man in 20 years. He said Morrison has never been invited inside or given permission to enter the house.

An investigator found a freshly torn area of screen and dirt tracks through a window, according to the document.

An unloaded .22-caliber rifle, identified by the occupant as the one Morrison pointed at him, was found in a bedroom, and a gun safe containing about $15,000 worth of pistols, rifles and shotguns had been moved from a closet to a hallway, the arrest document states.

The arrest document states the occupant opened the safe, which held 21 firearms, while investigators were on scene.

A container with a type of candy similar to the candy found on Morrison was also nearby, the investigator noted.

The investigator said a check of the defendant’s criminal history indicated that in 2012 he was found guilty of occupied burglary and grand theft.

Morrison was being held at the Marion County Jail without bail.