Press Release: 12/29/2020
19 year old Tyler B. Williams of Summit Street, LeRoy was arrested by the LeRoy Police Department on 12/17/2020 and charged with Burglary in the 2nd Degree, a Class C-Felony, Possession of Burglar Tools, a Class A-Misdemeanor and Criminal Trespass 2nd, a class A Misdemeanor.
Williams was arrested after he allegedly unlawfully entering an occupied village residence at 3:00 a.m., while the occupants were asleep upstairs inside the residence.
The occupants awoke upon hearing noises in the upstairs hallway and the homeowner confronted Williams at gunpoint, holding him until the police arrived.
It is alleged that Williams unlawfully entered the residence with intent to commit a crime therein and while inside the residence possessed a cell phone he used as a flashlight to assist in the burglary. No one was hurt during the incident and no shots were fired.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or having similar incidents is asked to contact the LeRoy Police Department at 585-345-6350.