Victim comes home to find strange man lying on couch in Lebanon County, police say
By Rachael Lardani
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LEBANON, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A Lebanon County man is facing charges after he was found inside a stranger’s home and attempted to steal two vehicles, according to the Lebanon City Police Department.
Investigators said they were called to the incident around 5:10 p.m. on March 7 in the 700 block of Locust Street.
According to court documents, the victim came home and found the suspect, identified as Matthew Butler, 37, of Palmyra, lying on her couch.
The victim told police that she did not know Butler, investigators said.
When the victim confronted him, Butler left her home and got into the driver’s seat of her vehicle, which was running at the time, according to the documents.
When he attempted to put the vehicle into gear, police said the victim went outside and Butler got out of her car.
Butler then got into another running vehicle nearby, put it in gear and drove off onto South Eighth Street, according to the documents.
Police said the owner of that vehicle was at the scene and still had her keys at the time.
Suspect located
According to court documents, officers found Butler a few hours later, and the vehicle was recovered from the Aldi parking lot on North 11th Avenue.
Butler was charged with criminal trespassing and theft by unlawful taking.
Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more.
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