A man has been charged with burglary after he kicked in the door of a business, claiming he just wanted to get out of the cold.The suspect, James P. Vernon, 46, is charged with burglary, filing a false report and leaving the scene of an accident.His charges come after deputies were called to a residence to investigate a call in which a burglary suspect was being held at gunpoint. When lawmen arrived, they spoke to the resident who told them Vernon had come to her door with a blanket wrapped around him and began knocking. “She said that she called her dad to come to her house and upon arrival, the individual (Vernon) left,” reported Sheriff’s Sgt. Billy Joe Crouch.
Burglary suspect claims he was trying to escape elements