Authorities say David Pope, pictured above, took a 77-year-old man home against his will because he thought the man was homeless and wanted to feed him. 
 
 A Connecticut man is accused of kidnapping a man he thought was homeless, then feeding him in his home. 
 
 Police responding to a home on West Wooster Street in Danbury just before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday after receiving an animal complaint were met with a 77-year old man who told them the strange series of events leading up to the complaint. 
 
 He said he'd been pushing a carriage of cans and bottles down Lincoln Avenue when another man approached him, and insisted that the man follow him, police said. 
 
 The victim said the man, identified as David Pope, grabbed him by the arm, escorted him back to Pope's residence and then brought him inside, police said. 
 
 While they were inside the home, Pope's dog -- a pit bull or Staffordshire Terrier -- bit the victim’s leg, police said. 
 
 Even after the dog bite, Pope proceeded to feed the victim, a news release from police says. 
 
 At one point, the victim was able to leave Pope’s house without being detected, went to his own house and called police. 
 
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 When police officers went to speak with Pope, he refused to put his dog away so officers could not safely interview him. 
 
 When officers did eventually speak with Pope, he appeared to be drunk and said he thought the victim was homeless and was offering him food. 
 
 Pope was charged with interfering with the duties of an officer, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree kidnapping and disorderly conduct. 
 
 David was held on a $500 bond. It's not clear if he is being represented by an attorney. ||||| Cops: Danbury man mistaken as homeless gets kidnapped 
 
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 DANBURY — A 77-year-old man was pushing a carriage of cans and bottles down Lincoln Avenue Wednesday evening when he was kidnapped by a man who reportedly mistook him for a homeless person, police said. 
 
 The suspect, David Pope, grabbed the man by his arm and escorted him to his house, where the evening turned even more bizarre, according to police. The victim was first bitten in the leg by Pope’s dog, a Staffordshire terrier, and he was then given something to eat, police said. 
 
 Although the bite broke the man’s skin, Pope continued to cut meat and feed his victim, according to the report. The victim told police he accepted the food because he “was afraid for his life and afraid the dog would bite him again,” Lt. Christian Carroccio said. 
 
 The victim, who lives on West Wooster Street, was eventually able to leave the house without Pope seeing him, and he called police when he got home, according to the report. 
 
 When officers went to speak with Pope, he refused to put his dog away, Carroccio said. The suspect, who seemed intoxicated, was eventually taken into custody. 
 
 He told police he thought the man was homeless and was offering him food, Carroccio said. 
 
 Pope was charged with second-degree kidnapping, second-degree reckless endangerment, interfering with an officer and disorderly conduct. He was held on a $500 bond and was scheduled to appear in Danbury Superior Court on Thursday.
– Oh, but the line between charity and kidnapping is a fine one. A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly taking a 77-year-old man home and forcing him to eat meat because he thought the victim was homeless, NBC Connecticut reports. Police say David Pope noticed the victim pushing a cart of bottles and cans down the street, took him by the arm, and guided him back to his house in Danbury. Once inside, the Danbury News Times reports, Pope's Staffordshire terrier bit the victim hard enough to break the skin. Ignoring the dog attack, Pope cut up some meat and fed it to the victim. Police tell the News Times the victim ate Pope's food because he feared he would be killed or, at the very least, bitten again. The victim was eventually able to sneak out of the house and return to his own home, where he called 911. Pope, who allegedly refused to put his dog away and appeared to be drunk, told officers he just wanted to feed the man, who he assumed was homeless, NBC reports. Pope was arrested and charged with kidnapping, reckless endangerment, and more.