Ruston Police arrested a local man last week after he allegedly attempted to break into a downtown business.
Joshua Akuma, 23, of Ruston, was arrested February 15 after a business owner reported a man trying to break into the back door of his Trenton Street business store.
Responding officers found Akuma on the back porch of a business in the 200 block of North Trenton Street about 8:30 p.m.. Akuma said he was unaware he was on private property and denied attempting to make entry into the building.
The business owner provided surveillance video that showed Akuma attempting to open the door to the business. When confronted with this information, Akuma said he attempted to open the door, but did not have a definite reason why he did this.
Akuma was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for attempted unauthorized entry of a business. His bail was set at $5,000.
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