A 23-year-old man in Port Charlotte was arrested Monday evening after he was accused of attempting to break into a neighbor’s home while intoxicated, mistakenly believing it was his own house, according to an arrest affidavit.At around 7 p.m., Tom Dorothy heard banging at the empty house next door to his on Winwood Court. “It was quite scary, though, because I walked out there in the dark, you know, thinking it was might be an animal. I didn’t think it’d be a nearly naked man,” Dorothy said. He described the man as wearing only loose shorts, with no shoes or shirt.Charlotte County deputies identified the man as Nolan Worrell, who was accused of being so drunk that he forgot where he lived. “He did identify himself. He said his name was Nolan,” Dorothy said. An arrest affidavit from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said Worrell claimed the house was his and that his mother-in-law and girlfriend were inside, but he was locked out. He attempted to remove the screen from a window and planned to break it, but his feet got cold, prompting him to retrieve a coat.Deputies reported that Worrell removed two window screens and pulled on the lanai’s door handle with such force that it bent. Neighbors in the Shadowmoss community called 911 after seeing Worrell wandering through several yards, unaware of his identity.When Dorothy learned that Worrell lived just a block and a half away on Rose Apple Circle, he expressed his hope that Worrell would remain on his own street. Worrell was arrested and taken to the Charlotte County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of loitering and prowling.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. —
A 23-year-old man in Port Charlotte was arrested Monday evening after he was accused of attempting to break into a neighbor’s home while intoxicated, mistakenly believing it was his own house, according to an arrest affidavit.
At around 7 p.m., Tom Dorothy heard banging at the empty house next door to his on Winwood Court.
“It was quite scary, though, because I walked out there in the dark, you know, thinking it was might be an animal. I didn’t think it’d be a nearly naked man,” Dorothy said. He described the man as wearing only loose shorts, with no shoes or shirt.
Charlotte County deputies identified the man as Nolan Worrell, who was accused of being so drunk that he forgot where he lived.
“He did identify himself. He said his name was Nolan,” Dorothy said.
An arrest affidavit from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said Worrell claimed the house was his and that his mother-in-law and girlfriend were inside, but he was locked out. He attempted to remove the screen from a window and planned to break it, but his feet got cold, prompting him to retrieve a coat.
Deputies reported that Worrell removed two window screens and pulled on the lanai’s door handle with such force that it bent. Neighbors in the Shadowmoss community called 911 after seeing Worrell wandering through several yards, unaware of his identity.
When Dorothy learned that Worrell lived just a block and a half away on Rose Apple Circle, he expressed his hope that Worrell would remain on his own street.
Worrell was arrested and taken to the Charlotte County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of loitering and prowling.
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