Alleged burglar caught bathing inside home on Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities say a suspect decided he needed a little time to relax before deputies caught him breaking into a southwest Houston home.

Deputies with Constable Ted Heap's office say neighbors on Cedarhurst Drive called them on Thanksgiving to report the sound of broken glass coming from their neighbor's home.
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When they got there, they found 24-year-old DaPatrick Pharms in the master bathroom taking a soak in the tub.

The homeowner was out of town for the holidays.
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Pharms was arrested without incident. He has been charged with trespassing and criminal mischief.
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