STRATTON – A 16-year-old Stratton teen was arrested on a charge of burglary early Tuesday morning, Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Turcotte said.
Turcotte went the School Street residence of the Ross Thompson family after police received a report that someone had broken into the home around 2:45 a.m. Ross Thompson, his wife and two teenage children were asleep at the time of the break-in, Turcotte said Wednesday.
They told the deputy that the startled youth ran from the house when a family member discovered him there. The teen had ransacked the home, taken a computer outside, and snatched a couple of cell phones and a small amount of cash. He had also started a family vehicle with keys taken from the home. He was trying to steal a television when he was found.
“Evidence was found at the scene that pointed to the suspect,” Turcotte said, though he would not elaborate.
Turcotte said he went to the youth’s home and found him sleeping.
The 16-year-old was charged with Class B burglary, criminal mischief, burglary of a motor vehicle and attempted escape for trying to run from the deputy. He was taken Tuesday to Mountain View Youth Correctional Facility in Charleston and arraigned Wednesday in Franklin County and released. Bail conditions were unavailable Wednesday evening.
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