‘Heroic’ 85-Year-Old Woman Takes Down Home Invader with Her .357 By:

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Christine Jenneiahn’s home, targeted by a man who, attorneys say, preyed on her isolation and old age. (Photo: WRAL)

The attorneys in Bingham County, Idaho released a statement last week about a shooting from earlier this year involving an 85-year-old woman..

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The 85-year-old woman, identified as Christine Jenneiahn, was woken early in the morning on March 13th. 

She was alone in her home in Rose, Idaho except for her son, who is disabled. She said she woke up to a man who was pointing a gun and a flashlight in her face. 

He was described as wearing a military jacket and a ski mask. The report from the attorney’s office said the intruder placed Jenneiahn in handcuffs and took her to the living room.

Police reported that she was likely struck multiple times up to this point. Her blood was found by investigators on her bed and she claimed to have been hit on the head at one point.

The intruder, later identified as Derek Condon, cuffed Jenneiahn to a wooden chair and threatened her, asking for her valuables. 

Jenneiahn protested, saying she had few valuable things. 

Condon left Jenneiahn handcuffed in the living room and went downstairs.

“At some point he discovered that Christine’s son was also in the home and became angry with Christine for not telling him,” the attorney’s statement read. 

Jenneiahn’s memories of the events were understandably fuzzy. Despite this, she remembers Condon continually threatening to kill her. 

At some point, the 85-year-old woman had managed to grab her .357 Magnum revolver from under her bed. 

When Condon kept threatening her death, she decided “now or never” and fired two shots, killing her attacker. 

In those chaotic moments, Jenneiahn received multiple bullet wounds herself. According to reports, she was stuck in the living room for hours before her son woke up. She finally called 911, reporting the incident. 

About a month following the home intrusion and shooting, attorneys released the statement that officially cleared Christine Jenneiahn.

One of the attorneys, Bingham County Prosecutor Ryan Jolley, spoke with news outlets on her heroic act of self-defense.

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“She took the steps to defend herself because she didn’t know if anybody else would,” Jolley told Local News 8.

One question that many news sources were asking was “Did the victim know her attacker?”

Jolley explained that Jenneiahn and Condon had been familiar, although she knew his brother better. 

Investigators say her home was chosen because Condon knew she would not be able to get help. He intended to exploit the fact that she was old and alone, aiming to rob and potentially murder her.

According to a government census site, “In 2020, about 1 in 6 people in the United States were age 65 and over.” 

This means that nearly 20% of our population is in a prime position to be targeted by men like Condon. How many of us have someone in our life that could have been in Jenneiahn’s shoes?

Christine Jenneiahn did something incredibly courageous in defending herself. But that courage started before she ever pulled the trigger. 

In order to defend herself in this way, she had to have already obtained a gun and prepared herself to use it. She understood the concept that Jolley pointed out and emphasized. She couldn’t depend on anyone else, even the police, to defend her. So she did it herself. 

Christine Jenneiahn was taken to a medical facility and has been recovering.

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