Alamo Robber Was Trying To Save His House From Foreclosure

The gunman from the recent botched robbery in Alamo was trying to save his home from foreclosure.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports Alamo robbery suspect was about to lose home

A 50-year-old Alamo contractor accused of shooting a jewelry-store owner was on the verge of losing his cul-de-sac home and intended to rob a man he had treated as a friend in a desperate attempt to stay afloat, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Thomas Paul Bennett was charged Wednesday with attempted murder, attempted robbery, commercial burglary and enhancements for allegedly using a gun in a shootout last week in which both he and Alamo Jewelry Mart owner Oscar Herrera were critically wounded.

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Public records show that Bennett and his wife, Sutton, were notified in August that they were $35,631 in default on their six-bedroom, 6,200-square-foot home on Cole Court, which they bought in 2001 for $1.2 million.

On Nov. 27, the couple received a “notice of trustee’s sale” detailing an unpaid balance of $2.3 million and indicating that their home would be sold at public auction Dec. 21, records show.

Police seized about a dozen weapons and ammunition from the home, Terry said. “He had a cache of weapons at the house,” he said.

Bennett operates Bennett Construction from the home. Advertisements indicate he specializes in window and door work.