Published: Wednesday, November 03, 2010, 7:30 PM
MOBILE, Ala. -- Mobile police arrested a 17-year-old after a Wilmer Road homeowner shot at him as he was breaking in, officials said Wednesday in a news release.
Phillip Anthony Johnston remained in the Mobile County Metro Jail as of this evening, charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, according to jail records.
Police were called at 1:08 a.m. Tuesday for a burglary in progress in the 4400 block of Wilmer Road, officials said.
The homeowner saw Johnston attempting to come into the house through a window and a fired a shot at him, according to the release. The bullet didn’t hit the burglar, but he left the house, police said.
Johnston was found a few blocks away, police said.
Officers later determined that Johnston had burglarized a home in the 6800 block of Warrington Drive, entering with a gun and taking several items, police said. The Warrington Drive homeowner was not at home when that burglary occurred, officials said.
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