Crime & Safety
Woman Finds Intruder in Closet, Holds Her at Gunpoint Until Police Arrive
Brittnee Traylor, 21, was charged with first-degree burglary and felony theft, after she was found in a home in St. Charles, where the homeowner then held her at gunpoint until police arrived.
A St. Charles County homeowner found a woman hiding in her closet and held her at gunpoint until officers arrived, a St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy reported.
Brittnee Traylor, 21, of the 1400 block of South Drive in St. Charles County, was charged with first-degree burglary and felony theft. She is scheduled to appear in St, Charles County Circuit Court Friday.
A St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy reported a woman found Traylor in her home in the 1200 block of Clearview Drive. The deputy said he found jewelry valued at $5,000 and the victim’s car keys in Traylor’s pocket. The woman’s checkbook was laying by the rear door, where Traylor had dropped it, according to a court document.
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The deputy also found a clear bag under a tree near the garage. The bag contained loose change, the victim’s handicapped parking placard, a car radio faceplate, a universal car charger and four packs of Marlboro cigarettes. It was lying with Traylor’s coat and purse.
Traylor lives about a block from the home.
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