By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A local man was arrested late Wednesday afternoon after he was found inside a south Salina residence that wasn't his.
Officers were sent to a residence in the 2500 block of Highland Avenue at approximately 5:40 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a burglary in progress, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. Two persons, a 48-year-old female and a 15-year-old male were in the basement of the residence when they heard someone attempting to break in. While officers were enroute to the location, it was reported that the person was inside the residence and the reporting parties were hiding in the basement.
According to Forrester, officers entered the residence and found Justin Stonebraker, 26, of Salina, on the floor. Forrester reported that Stonebraker was highly intoxicated.
The people hiding in the basement did not know Stonebraker, he added.
The front door of the residence had been kicked in, causing approximately $100 in damage.
Stonebraker was arrested on the requested charges of trespassing and criminal damage to property, Forrester reported.