The robbery took place early in the morning of May 5 at an apartment complex in Raleigh, N.C. McCreery was visiting friends at the apartment, which is close to North Carolina State University, where the American Idol winner is a sophomore. Three armed men entered the apartment and took wallets, cash and electronic items. Fortunately no one was hurt.

As McCreery described it to USA Today, he and his friends were in the apartment eating burgers and watching the movie Gladiator. They then heard a knock on the door.

"One of the guys who lived there, he just figured it was a neighbor," McCreery said. "He looked through his peep-hole - the guys didn't have a mask or gloves, so he didn't look suspicious at all. My friend opened the door to see if he had a question, and we think the other three guys were nestled up against the door so we couldn't see them in the peephole. As soon as the door opened an inch, they barged in, guns waving.