{"id":210358,"date":"2016-10-19T13:53:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T17:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1.tempurl.host\/?p=210358"},"modified":"2018-01-23T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T21:03:23","slug":"arrested-stealing-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/arrested-stealing-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Clermont Man Arrested After Stealing Candy From “Haunted House”"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLERMONT –\u00a0<\/strong>A Clermont man was behind bars Tuesday after breaking into a home and stealing a pack of Whoppers Malted Milk Balls.<\/p>\n

According to an arrest report, Lake County Deputies responded to a call about a burglary in progress at 12:30 am Tuesday on Masters Drive in Clermont.<\/p>\n

When deputies arrived, they found two of the front windows of the residence broken and a custom stone fountain damaged as well. After securing the scene, deputies spoke to the residents of the home who stated that they were both asleep when they heard a crashing sound coming from the front of the house.<\/p>\n

Armed with a gun, the residents hid in the home and called 911 and waited for deputies to arrive.<\/p>\n

When deputies searched the home, they found drops of blood in the kitchen, dining room, and on the blinds of the broken windows.<\/p>\n

Deputies also found\u00a0a silver cell phone with a black case and\u00a0<\/span>an empty wrapper from a pack of Whoppers Malted Milk Balls on the floor near a bowl of Halloween candy that was sitting on the dining room table.<\/p>\n

According to the report, it appeared that someone pulled out stones from the fountain and used them to crash through the windows of the home.<\/p>\n

While deputies were searching the home, another deputy noticed a man walking near where the patrol vehicles were parked. When questioned, they identified the man as 41-year-old Ryan William Stratton.<\/p>\n

Stratton looked distraught and was bleeding from several cuts and abrasions\u00a0and his clothes were dirty.<\/p>\n

Deputies questioned Stratton who stated that he was “practicing trick-or-treating” with his daughters and he lost them. When questioned about the cuts, he replied, “I must of fell I guess.”<\/p>\n

Stratton denied being in the victims’ home or throwing anything at the windows. When deputies asked Stratton if he had a cell phone, he stated that he owned a silver iPhone with a black case.<\/p>\n

Stratton denied taking any medication, drugs, alcohol, or narcotics when asked by deputies.<\/p>\n

During the investigation, Stratton’s wife approached deputies and informed them that Stratton was prescribed Ambien, a medication to help him sleep and that he had consumed Ambien with a bottle of wine. She also stated that Stratton came home and started making a lot of noise to the point where he woke up everyone in the home including their daughters and told his wife there was a “haunted house down the street but everything was okay since officers were on scene”.<\/p>\n

Stratton was taken to Southlake Hospital to receive treatment for his injuries and was later transported to the Lake County Jail after he was medically cleared.<\/p>\n

He was held on a total bond of $25,500 until he posted bail later that day.<\/p>\n

Stratton is facing a felony count of burglary to an occupied dwelling exceeding $1000 damage and a misdemeanor count of petit theft for stealing the Whoppers Malted Milk Balls. He is scheduled to appear for arraignment on November 14 at 8:00 am.