GIBSON CO., Ind. (WFIE) – Gibson County Sheriff’s Office officials say a man is in jail after forcing himself into a home.
According to a press release, dispatch received a 911 call reporting that a neighbor had forcibly entered the caller’s home in the 12000 block of East 150 South without permission on Wednesday at 1:15 p.m.
Officials say multiple law enforcement officers responded to the area, where they secured the scene and began an investigation.
During the investigation, officers at the scene collected evidence and reviewed security footage that showed the neighbor, later identified as 48-year-old William Gordon of Oakland City, forcibly entering the home. Officials say Gordon had previously been trespassed from the property.
William Gordon(Gibson County Sheriff’s Office)
Video evidence revealed that Gordon had fled the property before law enforcement arrived.
They say after speaking with the reporting party and collecting evidence, deputies went to Gordon’s home to continue their investigation.
Gordon was eventually taken into custody and transported to the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, where he was charged with residential entry and criminal trespass.
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