(La Porte, IN) - Charges have been filed against a man found on a roof prior to being taken into custody.

 

Donald Newland, Jr., 40, of Rolling Prairie, is accused of entering a home on Roberts Street in La Porte this past Wednesday without permission.

 

According to court documents, he went through a door, telling one of the residents that the police were chasing him. Newland was also allegedly doing a lot of mumbling before being given a bottle of water and leaving the home without incident.

 

Earlier in the day, several other citizens went to the police complaining about Newland not making any sense and claiming law enforcement was after him.

 

Later that evening, Newland was taken into custody after being located on the roof of a commercial building on Monroe Street, near Boyd Boulevard.

 

Newland, who has a prior criminal history, has also been charged with Resisting Law Enforcement and Disorderly Conduct. Additional charges related to matters like theft and burglary are possible, depending on the outcome of currently ongoing investigations.