NORTH WEBSTER — A North Webster man was arrested after he attempted to enter a home by crawling through a window while residents were sleeping inside.

David William Akridge

David William Akridge, 25, 6127 North CR 950E, North Webster,is being charged with residential entry, a level 6 felony, and criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor.

On Sept. 5, an officer with the Syracuse Police Department responded to a residential entry complaint. The homeowner advised his son and son’s girlfriend were sleeping in a bedroom when Akridge tried to gain entry into the house through a window.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Akridge was halfway through the window when the female pushed him back outside. The window screen was broken due to Akridge crawling through the window.

The homeowner further advised that Akridge was told not to come to the house on multiple occasions. Akridge did not have permission to be at the house.

Akridge was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on Oct. 22, with a $5,250 surety and cash bond.