Arrest made in Holmes Beach attack and burglary, police say
Holmes Beach police announced they made an arrest in connection with a burglary and attack that sent one person to the hospital last week.
Mark Snyder, 55, was charged on Tuesday with theft and aggravated battery on a person over the age of 65 after deputies say a woman found a man in her bedroom when she came home. The man hit her in the face, causing her to bleed. She was taken to the hospital and released a day later.
A Facebook post made by the police department said the suspect confessed to police.
A tip led Holmes Beach police to the vehicle and the person they believe was caught on video entering a home in the 500 block of 75th Street, according to the department's post.
Tuesday, a series of videos posted to social media showed a vehicle on 75th Street and a suspect walking up to a home on the same street, later leaving with what appeared to be duffel bags.
Police noted in the post the surveillance video from a resident was "instrumental in solving the case," and encouraged others to provide the department information about their own surveillance camera locations.
This story was originally published July 5, 2018 at 8:15 AM.