WAFB Channel 9, Baton Rouge, LA |Homeowner shoots suspected burglar
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Charles Avants (Courtesy Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office)BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - According to Livingston Parish sheriff's officials, a suspected burglar was shot, then caught Saturday morning after trying to break into a shed.
The reported burglary happened near Highway 63 and Tyler Ballard Road.
A Livingston sheriff's deputies say the suspected burglar, 32-year-old Charles Avants, tried to break into the shed when the homeowner shot Avants in the arm.
Avants got away but went straight to a Hammond hospital for treatment, where sheriff deputies say they found him and arrested him.
He has been charged with aggravated burglary and simple Burglary. His bond has been set at $125,000.
Deputies say Avants is wanted for several burglaries in St. Helena Parish.
The case is still under investigation.
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