Man Arrested for Criminal Trespass

LONGVIEW — Longview Police arrest a 21-year-old suspect after a home invasion. It happened Thursday morning around11:00 in the 100 block of East Melton Street. The caller, aware of recent burglaries in the area, knew the two men he had seen at the back of a residence at 139 East Melton did not live there and the caller was also able to describe an orange truck parked at the location. Officers arrived and located Lamarcus Pearson inside the residence. Pearson, attempted to escape but was captured by an officer on the other side of the house. Officers located a broken window at the rear of the house with a ladder leaned up against it. Pearson was booked into the Gregg County Jail for criminal trespass and evading arrest.