Man breaks in, threatens resident before stealing vehicle

Warrant issued for Duncan’s arrest

An outstanding arrest warrant has been issued for an Arkansas man after he allegedly broke into a Sallisaw residence and threatened the homeowner before taking the homeowner’s vehicle.

Brandon L. Duncan, 29, of Mulberry, was charged Jan. 5 in Sequoyah County District Court with felony counts of burglary first degree, robbery first degree and larceny of automobile, aircraft or other motor vehicle. A warrant was issued for his arrest the same day, according to court records.

According to the probable cause affidavit, Sallisaw Police were dispatched to Vine Ave. in regards to a stolen vehicle where they met with the reporting party.

The reporting party said she was asleep when she was woken up by a man wearing a dark coat and a surgical mask covering his chin. The reporting party said the man reportedly whispered, “ma’am, someone is going to kill me,” according to the affidavit. When the reporting party asked the man his name, he would only answer with “shhh.”

The man told the reporting party he needed her car and he “would beat her to death if she wasn’t quiet,” according to the affidavit. The reporting party said she told the man to get her keys and he instructed her to get them for him. He then reportedly told her he needed a phone and asked if she had a gun or knife. The reporting party claimed she had neither.

The reporting party said the man grabbed her house phone and then she ran out the back door of the residence, yelling for help. The reporting party said the man got into her vehicle and drove off toward the hospital. She said she believed he gained access to the residence through the back door, according to the affidavit.

Police went to the hospital where they discovered emergency personnel had dropped Duncan off and placed him in triage. Hospital staff said Duncan reportedly ran out of triage and exited the building on foot.

Police later found out that EMS were called to Ray Fine Blvd. in Roland to assist Roland Police with an individual (Duncan) who appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance. Roland Police removed Duncan’s handcuffs but told EMS workers they would follow them to the hospital because a warrant would be issued for Duncan’s arrest.

Duncan was reportedly transported to the hospital where he was placed in triage but while EMS was taking care of a critical patient, Duncan asked to go outside to smoke a cigarette and then ran from the emergency room, according to the affidavit.

The reporting party’s vehicle, a while Chevrolet Malibu, was entered into NCIC as stolen.

District Attorney Jack Thorp said if found guilty of burglary in the first degree, the crime is punishable by imprisonment for seven to 20 years, while first degree robbery is punishable by imprisonment for not less than 10 years. Thorp said larceny of an automobile is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not exceeding five years or by a fine in an amount that is equal to three times the value of the property that was stolen, or by both fine and imprisonment, and restitution.