Cape Girardeau police arrested a local man Thursday after he broke into a house and threatened the resident with a knife, officers said.

The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Adrian McKinsley Brown, 33, with first-degree burglary, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor property damage.

Brown’s bond was set at $60,000 cash or surety.

Officers went to the residence about 2:30 a.m. in the 1400 block of Water Street with the burglary in progress, according to a probable-cause statement filed in the case by Cape Girardeau police officer Gabe Yoder.

Officers were told Brown had threatened the resident with a knife and taken a phone from the victim, Yoder wrote.

Brown entered the house by forcing open a door frame, according to the statement. Once inside, he waved a large kitchen knife at the victim in a threatening manner but eventually put it down, Yoder wrote.

Brown previously pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance in 2002 and second-degree assault in 2005, according to the statement.

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