Family returning from church chases, catches burglary suspects
Published 1:00 am Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A Barton, Maryland family returned home from church on Sunday, discovered a burglary in progress, caught two suspects and held them until sheriff’s deputies arrived, authorities said.
Trent Lee Muir, 20, was charged with burglary, theft, malicious destruction and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The second person arrested was a 15-year-old male who was charged as a juvenile and released to a legal guardian. Muir was in the Allegany County Detention Center on Monday morning on a bond of $25,000.
One of the suspects was caught and held. The suspect who escaped was recognized by the family, who then went to his house and detained him.
Details of this story were reported by the Cumberland (Md.) Times-News.