Man charged in burglary of Charleston chief’s home

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man accused of breaking into the home of Charleston’s police chief.

Police spokesman Charles Francis says 23-year-old Brian Thomas Rogers of Hanahan was charged Tuesday with second-degree burglary and petit larceny.

On June 8, police say Chief Greg Mullen’s wife saw someone running away from the back of her house when she got home around 3:45 p.m. Mullen’s wife went inside, saw that a kitchen window had been broken out and called 911.

Police have not said how they connected Rogers to the break-in. Authorities say a laptop was stolen, but the burglar apparently dropped it.

Rogers was at the Charleston County jail Friday. It wasn’t clear if he had an attorney.