3 face charges in home invasion.Byline: TRICIA SCHWENNESEN The Register-Guard Eugene police arrested three people, two of them hiding in bushes and armed with guns, after they allegedly forced their way Wednesday into a South hills area home, held a man at gunpoint and ransacked ran·sack tr.v. ran·sacked, ran·sack·ing, ran·sacks 1. To search or examine thoroughly. 2. To search carefully for plunder; pillage. and burglarized his house. The robbers blindfolded blind·fold tr.v. blind·fold·ed, blind·fold·ing, blind·folds 1. To cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage. 2. To prevent from seeing and especially from comprehending. n. 1. the man and held him for about an hour before becoming distracted dis·tract·ed adj. 1. Having the attention diverted. 2. Suffering conflicting emotions; distraught. dis·tract , police spokeswoman Pam Alejandre said. The man then escaped unharmed to a neighbor's house and called for help, she said. Police set up a perimeter around the house shortly after 7 a.m., but didn't know if the three robbers were still inside, Alejandre said. About 30 minutes later, an officer saw a woman matching the description of one of the suspects, Alejandre said. She was walking near a convenience store at the corner of Willamette Street and 33rd Avenue. Officers stopped her and found two men armed with a handgun and rifle hiding in nearby bushes, Alejandre said. The 35-year-old victim had met one of the men before, but wasn't friends with him, she said. Police recovered the victim's coat, his credit cards, a handful of trading cards and some DVDs taken from his house. They also confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. the handgun and rifle. Jeremiah Trevor Baldwin of Eugene, Richard Merritt Harrell, a transient, and Tracy Michelle Hassett of Creswell were taken to the Lane County Jail and charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery. Hassett also was charged with second-degree trespassing and possession of illegal drugs. The two men also were charged with first-degree kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. and being convicted felons in possession of firearms Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: North Carolina My friend was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. It has been seven years since his last conviction. . Security had not been set. |
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