The 24-year-old man was wedged inside the chimney for at least four hours before firefighters were able to rescue him, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said in an incident summary report.
Authorities applied for fourth degree burglary charges against the suspect, whose identity will not be released until the courts accept the charges, MCPD spokeswoman Shiera Goff told CNN.
On January 8, around 3 a.m., residents inside the home called 911 to report a pounding or “knocking” sound coming from inside the home, the report said. Authorities responded to the call but did not find anyone after searching the house.
The residents called police again around 5:30 a.m. and reported hearing the same noises.
“The call was originally dispatched as a residential burglary call in progress,” MCPD said, and when officers responded, they “heard a human voice coming from inside the fireplace, in the chimney.”
The man was successfully extracted from the chimney around 7:30 a.m. and was then taken to a trauma center, Piringer said.
“The suspect was not immediately charged,” Goff said. “He was taken to an area hospital and a request for charges were filed on Thursday.”
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