Keith Sadler of Stony Ridge, Ohio, fell behind on his mortgage and wanted to get the attention of his lender before leaving his family home because of foreclosure.

Mission accomplished.

ToledoBlade.com reports that Sadler, with the help of the Toledo Foreclosure Defense League, “sealed” himself inside the home he “owned for 12 years and lived in for 20.”

And he intends to go down fighting until the bitter end.

Here’s a snip from the 53-year-old:

“Even though on paper and legally it’s no longer my house, I still consider this my home and I refuse to be kicked out by a greedy bank that is only interested in its bottom line… I decided this had to be done and whatever sacrifices have to be made will be made. I figured I’m leaving my house anyway. I might as well make it stand for something.”

Sadler fell behind on his payments shortly after leaving work because of a medical issue. He alleges that the lender, State Bank and Trust Co. of Defiance, promised to work out a deal; however, it never materialized and, instead, he received a letter in the mail saying he had to leave.

The home was purchased back by the lender at a foreclosure auction for $33,333 on Jan. 21, 2010. So, technically, the home is no longer his anymore, which makes a happy ending to this sordid tale all the less likely.

Local Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn did not reveal when or how his department would remove Sadler from the home, saying that he had no intention of arresting him unless he “gives them trouble.”

Hopefully, cooler heads prevail when all is said and done. In the meantime, you can watch a live stream of Sadler’s resistance right here.