Deputies: Homeowner Catches Man Breaking Into House

3:27 PM, Sep 21, 2012   |    comments
Tyree Laquon Lucas (Image: Lexington County Detention Center)
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Lexington County, SC (WLTX) - Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they say was caught breaking into an Irmo home.

Tyree Laquon Lucas, 22, is charged with second-degree burglary.

Officers say between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., Lucas broke into a home on Hillsborough Street in an attempt to steal from the home. The homeowner, however, returned home, saw Lucas leave her house and drive away in an SUV.

The woman gave deputies the man's license plate number, and where able to track him down.