Man arrested after breaking into Moorhead home with owner still inside

Photo by: Clay County Jail
Photo by: Clay County Jail

(Moorhead, MN) -- One person is in custody after breaking to a South Moorhead home while the home owner was inside.

The Moorhead Police Department tells WDAY Radio the homeowner called 9-1-1 around 10 p.m. Sunday night, telling them he had a gun in his home in the 1500 block of 2nd avenue south, and that someone had broke in.

Police told the man to get out of the home, and then caught the suspect, Hartavious Ayers inside.

The 25-year-old faces burglary charges, and is being held in the Clay County Jail.