Sterling Man Nabbed In Early-Morning High School Break-In: Police

STERLING, VA — Sheriff's deputies arrested a Sterling man inside Park View High School after he broke in to the school at about 2:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Gabriel D. Brow, 40, was charged with burglary, trespassing and destruction of property.

No one else was inside the school, at 400 W. Laurel Ave., at the time of the incident, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies were called to Park View by security guards with Loudoun County Public Schools, who reported a burglary in progress. The burglar could be seen on surveillance video damaging an outer door to gain entry and heading towards the teacher’s lounge, the sheriff's office said.

The deputies took Brow into custody without incident, with assistance from a K-9 unit from the Herndon Police Department. The sheriff's office said Brow was not carrying any weapons.

He was being held Monday at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.