Intruder Held On Forceable Entry Charge
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Intruder Held On Forceable Entry Charge
Thomas Merrill, 29, of the 300 block S. 5th st., was held without bail for the grand jury by Municipal Judge Marino today on charges of assault and battery and threats to kill.
The charges were made by Mrs. Emma Brewer, 25, of 209 Beckett st., at whose home he was arrested early this morning.
Mrs. Brewer testified Merrill forced his way into her home, carrying a shotgun under his coat, threatened her of harboring a man he claimed attacked him with a knife.
An hour earlier, Merrill had reported to police that he was stabbed by an unidentified man who fled into a house on Beckett st. He was treated for cuts of the face at Cooper Hospital.
Thomas Merrill, 29, of the 300 block S. 5th st., was held without bail for the grand jury by Municipal Judge Marino today on charges of assault and battery and threats to kill.
The charges were made by Mrs. Emma Brewer, 25, of 209 Beckett st., at whose home he was arrested early this morning.
Mrs. Brewer testified Merrill forced his way into her home, carrying a shotgun under his coat, threatened her of harboring a man he claimed attacked him with a knife.
An hour earlier, Merrill had reported to police that he was stabbed by an unidentified man who fled into a house on Beckett st. He was treated for cuts of the face at Cooper Hospital.
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