The narrow hall was suddenly packed with dark uniforms and heavy-duty belts.

Two officers pulled Travis off the wall.

They snapped steel handcuffs on his wrists with a metallic click.

Travis twisted his head around toward the front door.

“That mechanic broke in,” Travis shouted.

“He kicked in my door and jumped me in my own hallway.”

One officer wrote in a little black notepad.

Another read Travis his rights off a printed card.