Ruston Police arrested a local man Tuesday evening after he allegedly entered a Ruston home while the owner was in the hospital.
Michael Perry, 59, of Ruston was arrested about 9 p.m. Tuesday night after officers responded to a McAllister Street residence after a citizen reported three suspects burglarizing the house. A witness told officers the suspects broke into an inhabited house, but the owner was in the hospital. The witness saw two men walking away from the residence and identified them for officers.
Perry was located at his nearby home. He was taken into custody and advised of his rights. Perry said he, another man, and a woman entered the house through a back window and hung out smoking marijuana. He said they left the house on foot prior to the officers’ arrival.
Perry was taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, where he was booked for an unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling.
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