85-Year-Old Woman Kills Masked Intruder While Handcuffed in ‘Heroic’ Act of Self-Defense

The elderly woman’s disabled son was asleep in her home when the suspect broke in and terrorized her at gunpoint.

Derek Condon, 39, was shot and killed during the break-in in Bingham County, Idaho, on March 13, 2024. Courtesy of Bingham County Sheriff's Office

An elderly woman from Idaho acted in self-defense when she shot and killed a masked home intruder who terrorized her at gunpoint, a prosecutor announced in an incident review this week.

Bingham County Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Jolley said on April 9 that the case of Christine Jenneiahn, 85, is “one of the most heroic acts of self-preservation I have ever heard of.”