(La Porte County, IN) - A Hudson Lake man has been arrested for allegedly burglarizing a neighbor’s home.

On Tuesday morning, a resident on North Orchard Lane returned home and found a man scurrying away from it. 56-year-old John Rojas told the homeowner that he was using an outside outlet to charge his cell phone. The homeowner then discovered broken entry doors and household items missing from the home and called authorities.

Police detained Rojas and determined that he had been living in a tent on nearby property belonging to his family for many years. Last year the residence on the property had burned down.

Inside the invaded home, police found opened cabinets and a bathroom that had been used, with an unflushed toilet and urine on the floor.

Rojas was charged with Burglary. Court records indicate he has previous charges of residential entry, trespass, and battery.