Through video surveillance, detectives identified the suspect as 33-year-old Joshua D. Unger, deputies said.
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A detective on Oct. 23 passed a vehicle that matched the description of Unger’s vehicle on U.S. 35 West near New Hope. The suspect was taken into custody after the detective made contact with him. Prior to his arrest, the suspect threw a used syringe into a nearby tree line, deputies said.
He allegedly confessed to detectives that he committed both burglaries. He told detectives that he chose the house because it had no garage and no cars were present. Unger took cash and electronics from the house.
Unger was charged in Eaton Municipal court with two counts of burglary, two counts of trespass in a habitation, two counts of theft, tampering with evidence and possession of a drug abuse instrument.
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