In 2010, while a resident of the Lincoln Park housing project in Huntsville, Alabama, he gave an interview on local television news prompted by the report of an alleged home invasion and attempted rape of his sister.

[3][4] The account was later contradicted by the alleged intruder, Rashaad Cooper, who at the time was never identified to the police by the Dodsons or charged for the incident.

[2] The popularity of the song inspired many covers and remixes, including a punk rock version by a team formed by Hayley Williams of Paramore, Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory, and Ethan Luck of Relient K and musician Tony Lucca.

[9] Dodson has appeared on radio shows in Australia, has fans in London, and is widely recognized in his hometown of Huntsville.

[18] He was also featured in a segment on Lopez Tonight singing a "Chimney Intruder" song about Santa Claus,[19] and on Tosh.0 for a "Web Redemption".

His first venture was a line of T-shirts and merchandise featuring the original album art from the iTunes release sold through zazzle.com.

Since then he has authorized entrepreneur Fam Mirza for the creation and sale of a "Bed Intruder Costume" for Halloween 2010[21] and endorsed a "Sex Offender Tracker" smartphone application for the iPhone and Android platforms.

[23] In November 2014, Dodson participated in a celebrity boxing match, hosted by Kato Kaelin, against "bedroom intruder" Cooper.

[5][24] On September 24, 2022, Dodson plans to launch his own beer called "Run N' Tell That" in partnership with Huntsville brewery Straight to Ale.

[25] Dodson grew up in Chicago, and moved to Huntsville in 2004,[26] where he attended Virginia College, working on an associate degree in business administration.

"[31] Dodson also said he enjoyed working at Huntsville City Schools, where his nephews and nieces were enrolled, especially after having earned a license to become a substitute teacher.