2 Arrests Made in Bradenton Home Invasion

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early Tuesday morning home invasion in Bradenton that has led to two arrests.

The incident began to unfold around 3:10 a.m. when a neighbor called the sheriff’s office about a disturbance next door. When deputies arrived at the home in the 300 block of 60th Avenue Terrace West they found two men still inside the home while a third suspect had fled.

The occupants told deputies the men kicked in their front door and repeatedly asked for a person who was not there, an email to media from the sheriff’s office stated.

The two men found inside the home were both charged with armed home invasion, deputies say. A third suspect is still wanted in the case. The occupants of the home were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Those arrested were Johnny Carlton Hawks Sr., 48, and Bertam Basado, 41. The two had not been fully processed into the Manatee County Jail as of Tuesday morning.

No further information is available at this time.

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