A Florida man accused of disrupting a Hooters restaurant earlier than attempting to interrupt into a house in Lee County was arrested after the house owner opened fireplace on the person, police say.
Hugh McMenamin, 44, was arrested final week after he tried to interrupt into a house in Cape Coral, leaving a path of destruction in his wake, in accordance with native retailers. A police report states that earlier within the night final Friday, McMenamin allegedly refused to go away a Hooters restaurant location, inflicting a ruckus earlier than allegedly concentrating on an area residence for a break-in, Wink Information reported.
McMenamin reportedly approached the residential Cape Coral residence, knocked down parts of the home’s 6-foot fence surrounding the property earlier than kicking within the entrance door.
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Hugh McMenamin, 44, was arrested in Florida this month after attempting to interrupt into a house, police say. (Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace )
Amid the tried residence break-in, McMenamin allegedly dropped his mom’s debit card on the property’s driveway.
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Hooters location in Cape Coral, Florida. (Google Maps )
McMenamin additionally tried to interrupt in by a house’s window.
The house owner, nevertheless, was armed and fired pictures on the suspect, Wink Information reported. He was arrested shortly after and charged with criminal mischief, property harm, and housebreaking of an occupied construction, his reserving data for Lee County present.
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The Lee County Jail in Florida. (Google Maps )
McMenamin is accused of inflicting roughly $3,000 in damages to the house, Wink Information reported.
Arrest data present McMenamin had been arrested a handful of instances earlier than this yr, together with in June of final yr for violating his parole, and in 2021 for aggravated assault with a lethal weapon.
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He stays in police custody as of Sunday. Fox Information Digital reached out to the Cape Coral Police Division Sunday for added touch upon the arrest.