Crime & Safety
Home Invader Caught After Chase and Tasering
Sean Wise, 23, was apprehended by police after a short chase and being subdued with a Tasered.
According to The Times Herald, a Norristown man was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 28, on simple assault, burglary and other related charges for allegedly breaking into a neighbor's apartment and attacking her sometime around 11:30 p.m. that night.
Police reportedly arrived at the scene and found 23-year-old Sean Wise, outside the residence and after a brief chase, officers reportedly subdued him with a Taser.
The victim told police Wise broke into her apartment, hit her and then forced her to the couch where he began to choke her. She was able to break free and met police outside.
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