Pearland couple says they’re lucky to be alive after being attacked by burglar with a hammer Rose-Ann Aragon, Reporter Tags: “It seemed so surreal. I don’t even remember time going by,” homeowner David DeHoyos said. David and Lisa DeHoyos said it is frankly a miracle they are alive to tell their story. On April 17, Pearland police said the suspect, whom they believe to be 32-year-old Robert Herbert Jr., threw a cinderblock at the Dehoyos’ backdoor and continued inside, grabbing a hammer, destroying the home, and stealing. “It was a typical Saturday night. We were both going to bed,” David said. “I heard a commotion downstairs. I saw that he (the intruder) had a hammer. He was beating on our walls and ceiling.”