(La Porte, IN) - A man is accused of breaking into a La Porte church and stealing from its food pantry.

 

Anthony Gasaway, 22, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 5 felony burglary.

 

According to court documents, Gasaway on Sunday broke into St. Joseph Church and School in the 100 block of C St. by shattering a glass panel on a door with a brick at the entrance to the building.

 

Police said another glass panel on a door to the food pantry inside the structure was also broken out with a brick.  He allegedly left with three grocery bags of food.

 

Police said his actions were captured on surveillance video, allowing investigators to identify and find him at his residence several blocks from the church.

 

Gasaway could face anywhere from a one to six year sentence.