Saturday, July 09, 2011

Recently-Pinched Burglary Suspect Invokes Foreclosure 'Defense'

In Nevada City, California, The Union reports:
  • A Nevada City man allegedly caught in the act of burglarizing a home [] had an explanation for Nevada County Sheriff's deputies. He believed the house was a vacant foreclosure, said Sheriff Keith Royal.

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  • The man, identified as Van Cade Marsh, 69, was ordered out of the residence at gunpoint, Royal said. He complied and was arrested without incident. [...] Marsh was booked into county jail on suspicion of burglary of an inhabited dwelling and was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail.

For the story, see NC man arrested after allegedly breaking into home.