Charlotte Man Holds Burglary Suspect At Gunpoint

A Charlotte man caught a burglar in the act and held him at his home until officers arrived, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

The homeowner told police he returned to his Park Crossing home on Saturday and found a man attempting to steal his pickup truck. He said he pulled into his driveway, blocking the suspect, 19-year-old Terrell Webber, from backing out in the truck.

“Right in his garage, in his pickup truck, and half-backing out of the garage,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Steve Whitesel said.

The victim then got a shotgun and held Webber until police got to the home.

“I'm not sure where the shotgun came from, but he retrieved it and held the guy there until we got there,” Whitesel said.

Police said Webber had taken a TV, jewelry and other items from the home and had them in the truck.

After police arrested Webber, they said he confessed to three other burglaries.

“He actually told me he waited for the people,” Whitesel said. “He knew the people were home. He stood out and watched them and waited for them to leave because he didn't want to be seen.”

One of those burglaries was at David Myers’ house, where the door was kicked in just minutes after Myers said he and his family left for dinner. Their security system sounded an alarm.

“All he had time to do was to take my wife's camera, which was sitting here with a bunch of other papers and stuff like that,” Myers said.

Webber is charged with four counts of felony breaking and entering, four counts of larceny after breaking and entering and larceny of an automobile. He is being held on a $105,000 bond.