CANTON, MASS. (WHDH) – A Brockton man is facing breaking and entering and weapons charges after police say he was caught fleeing a Canton home invasion Friday night.
Officers responding to a report of several men trying to get into a house on Rockland Street about 11:30 p.m. found three people fleeing the home and running toward an awaiting Ford F-150 pickup truck, according to the Canton police Saturday.
While they were pursuing the vehicle, police say Deronde Bethea, 26, of Brockton, jumped out of the car on Mill Street and attempted to discard a gun, which was later recovered.
After a brief foot chase, Bethea was placed under arrest. The pickup truck was later found crashed and abandoned on Mill Street in Stoughton.
Officer Michael Chin says he chased Bethea into the woods, where he was forced to use a Taser to slow the suspect.
“My Taser has two prongs, only one prong struck him. It wasn’t an ideal deployment,” he said. “I was able to eventually get the handcuffs on him after a short struggle.”
Police expect to arrest two, possibly three more suspects in connection with what they believe was a targeted attack.
Approximately $2,000 cash and a small safe were reported stolen in the home invasion.
The owners of the home say they are shaken by the incident and that they spent the day cleaning up the mess left behind.
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