IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. – An Iredell County man was arrested after deputies say he broke into a house while wearing a “Batman” mask.
Andrew Curtis Creech, of Harmony, has been charged with second-degree burglary, breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, and second-degree trespass.
On April 6, Iredell County deputies were called to a breaking and entering in the 3100 block of Harmony Highway. When authorities arrived on scene, they spoke to the home owner and began to talk with neighbors.
Detectives were able to identify Creech as the suspect by use of surveillance video. Deputies say that Creech attempted to conceal his identity by wearing the mask.
Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campell said that Creech is a repeat offender and is known from previous crimes of a similar nature in the area.
Creech
was placed in the Iredell County jail under a $25,000 bond.
