Leaving? Were they there legally, or were they burglarizing it?
The lack of info points toward the latter.
Mm hm. Sounds like homeowner put 2 and 2 together and enacted a little rough justice. Well, we can't have that. If I were the judge, he'd get 30 days (suspended) and be on probation for another year after that. Or maybe some public service hours. Well, wait... he's already performed a public service...