Two days ago:<\/p>\n
\nJose Rosales was a devout Christian. He sent every spare penny he made as a landscaper and handyman back to his family in Guatemala, and he was so strong and industrious that he did the work of three men. He had the complete trust of the Brar family who hired him.<\/p>\n
In turn, Rosales appreciated the steady work the Brars gave him in their construction and real estate businesses and around their 10-acre Centreville property and 9,000-square foot mansion, especially in tough economic times. <\/p>\n
So on Monday morning, when two armed men broke into the family’s four-car garage, Rosales stood between them and the Brars. "Get away from my brother and my mom," he said. <\/p>\n
Then, the stocky Rosales decided to fight back. He jumped one of the invaders and wrested his gun away, sources familiar with the case said Tuesday. But the other man turned his gun on the family’s mother. He threatened to kill the matriarch if Rosales didn’t give the gun back. Rosales did, the sources said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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