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Yorktown man accused of entering home, assaulting woman and hiding in the woods

Thomas Edward Barnes, 65, was charged with felony breaking and entering and misdemeanor assault and battery, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office.
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YORK COUNTY, Va. — A Yorktown man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly entering a home and assaulting a woman before running into the woods to hide from authorities.

Thomas Edward Barnes, 65, was charged with felony breaking and entering and misdemeanor assault and battery, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office.

The investigation began around 2:25 a.m. Tuesday when deputies responded to the 6300 block of George Washington Memorial Highway for a burglary in progress. That's in the Grafton area.

The victim called to report that a man forcibly entered her residence and assaulted her. The York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said the suspect ran into the woods by the time deputies got there.

With help from a K9, deputies found Barnes hiding in the woods in the Grafton Woods subdivision around 3:25 p.m.

Barnes is being held in the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.

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