Intruder held at gunpoint by Miami Co. homeowner

UPDATE @ noon

The man suspected of breaking into a home on North Rangeline Road Saturday night has been identified as 43-year-old Robert Molihan Jr.

Molihan is being held in the Miami County Jail on suspicion of aggravated burglary.

EARLIER

A man is in the Miami County Jail after homeowners found him breaking into their Newberry Twp. home Saturday night, according to police.

Deputies were called to a burglary in progress at a home in the 5500 block of North Rangeline Road around 10:35 p.m.

Sgt. Randy Slusher of the Miami County Sheriff’s Office said the man broke into the house before being caught and engaging in a fight with a homeowner.

The owner managed to overcome the intruder, according to Slusher, and held the man at gunpoint before calling police to report the burglary. Officers arrived and took the man into custody.

Slusher said the incident remains under investigation as deputies gather additional information and continue to search for others who may be connected to the crime.