Man Caught On Video Breaking Into Holiday Home, Unbuttoning Pants In Girl's Bedroom

HOLIDAY, FL — The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said it arrested a man who broke into a home early Thursday morning in Holiday and began taking his pants off in the bedroom occupied by the owner's 9-year-old daughter.

Deputies said the man broke into the home located on Flora Avenue between 12:50 and 1:07 a.m.

A security camera shows him walk into the 9-year-old girl's bedroom and start to unbutton his pants.

The homeowner woke up when their dogs started barking and saw the man running from the home. He chased the man out the door, through the garage and out of the gate in the yard.

When he was unable to catch up with the man, the homeowner returned and called deputies.

Later on Thursday, the sheriff's office announced on its Facebook page that it had found and arrested the man responsible for the break-in with the help of tips from the community, including his own sister and his employer.

Thomas Marnets, 52, of Longwood was charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling.