Breaking and Entering Arrest in Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL — A police tactical team of at least 20 police officers arrested eight demonstrators Sunday afternoon and charged them with breaking and entering for occupying a vacant car dealership on Franklin Street.
Officers brandishing handguns and semi-automatic rifles rushed the building about 4:30 p.m. They pointed weapons at those standing outside and ordered them to put their faces on the ground. They surrounded the building and cleared out those inside.
About a dozen people, including a News & Observer reporter covering the demonstration, were forced to the ground and handcuffed.
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What is Breaking and Entering?
According to North Carolina General Statutes § 14-54, Breaking and Entering is:
(a) Any person who breaks or enters any building with intent to commit any felony or larceny therein shall be punished as a Class H felon.
(b) Any person who wrongfully breaks or enters any building is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(c) As used in this section, “building” shall be construed to include any dwelling, dwelling house, uninhabited house, building under construction, building within the curtilage of a dwelling house, and any other structure designed to house or secure within it any activity or property
Breaking and Entering Lawyer
Conviction for breaking and entering could be a felony. You will have to disclose this on every job application the rest of your life. There are many factors that determine if you are convicted of a felony, convicted of a misdemeanor or acquitted. Contact the Chapel Hill criminal defense of John C. Fitzpatrick if you have been charge with breaking and entering.
