Batavia Man Attempts To Invade Home While Carrying Box Cutter: PD

BATAVIA, IL — A man carrying a box cutter was taken into custody after he tried breaking into a private residence early Tuesday and extensively damaging the property, police officials said.

Batavia police are investigating the incident that occurred around 2:17 a.m. in the 400 block of South Jefferson Street as an attempted home invasion.

Officers were dispatched to the residence after a caller reported that a "suspicious person" was "pounding" on the front door. At the property, police met the man and saw he had damaged the front door and a railing, officials said in a news release Wednesday.

Police also determined the man, identified as 25-year-old Jevon J. Black, was attempting to enter the residence and had a box cutter in his possession. The victim knew the man, officials said.

Black was arrested and changed with attempted home invasion with a dangerous weapon, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. In court Tuesday, he was granted pre-trial release with the stipulations to surrender firearms and not consume drugs or alcohol, documents show.

Black's next court date is set for May 1.