Drunk Man Broke Into Pasadena House By Mistake: Police

PASADENA, MD — Authorities say a Linthicum man was drunk when he broke into a Pasadena home, mistaking it for another house. The accidental break-in was reported just before 3 a.m. Saturday in the 3400 block of Barnsley Court in Pasadena.

A resident called 911 call to report someone was trying to break in through the front screen door. When officers arrived they say a front window had been broken and heard screaming from inside the house. Officers found Patrick Henry Fitzhenry, 21, of the 300 block of Tulip Oak Court, in the living room, and placed him under arrest.

Investigators say Fitzhenry was intoxicated and thought he was at another residence. He was charged with fourth-degree burglary and possession of marijuana.

Photo of Patrick Fitzhenry courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police