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Man arrested for burglary after entering occupied Kennewick home

Tri-City Herald
The gun found on a man who allegedly entered an unlocked Kennewick home Friday where a 13-year-old boy was home alone.
The gun found on a man who allegedly entered an unlocked Kennewick home Friday where a 13-year-old boy was home alone. Kennewick Police Department

Kennewick police arrested a man after a 13-year-old boy fled to a neighbor’s house when the man allegedly entered his home.

Police went to the home in the 1100 block of west 43rd Avenue after the neighbor the boy fled to called 911, a release said. The home was reportedly unlocked when Nicholas Ertel entered it.

Officers found Ertel running a couple blocks away from the home. He was also in possession of a handgun and narcotics when he was arrested.

This story was originally published April 15, 2016 at 6:56 PM with the headline "Man arrested for burglary after entering occupied Kennewick home."

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