Overview

• Joe, identified in some reports as Jocelyn Charles, broke into a Davenport home on June 9 after a fight with his wife and stayed to avoid returning to her.
• He spent four days cooking meals, using electricity and water, and even ran a bath before neighbors notified law enforcement of suspicious activity.
• Deputies found him preparing dinner and finishing a bath when they arrived, prompting the sheriff’s office to reference Goldilocks in a social media post.
• He admitted he had no permission to be in the home and faces charges of felony unarmed burglary, misdemeanor petit theft and domestic battery.
• The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was previously cited in a 2022 ACLU report for civil rights violations and racial profiling.