Cops Don’t Buy Suspected Burglar’s Tall Tale

LUFKIN — Lufkin Police responded to a call in the 100 block of Parkview Circle about a man who entered his neighbor’s apartment through a window to investigate an unidentified male fleeing from the complex. According to police reports, Jerry Joe McClain, 47, said when he saw the male fleeing the apartment complex, he noticed that his neighbor’s window was open and wanted to check it out. The neighbor said she heard a loud bang in the back of her apartment and that is when she discovered McClain standing inside her apartment. McClain was arrested for criminal trespass and two misdemeanor arrest warrants.