A Jefferson City man has been charged in connection with a burglary reported Wednesday in Cole County.
David Patton, 29, is charged with first-degree burglary and attempted stealing.
A burglary in progress was reported around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday in the 6600 block of White Oak Road, with the homeowner reporting someone was still inside the residence, according to a Cole County Sheriff's Department probable cause statement.
The homeowner told deputies he had awoken to find a man upstairs in his residence, who ran from the house toward a wooded area behind the home.
Deputies checked the home and found two rooms where electronics and other items were wrapped in bedding and scattered about the rooms.
Based on the description given by the homeowner, deputies canvassed the area and eventually found Patton, wearing the clothes the homeowner described, and he was taken into custody.
Authorities reported Patton allegedly confessed to being in the residence and was confronted while attempting to steal property.