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Home invader caught
Zachary Edwards, 17, arrested
After a violent home invasion Tuesday morning, Corsicana Police detained one juvenile and arrested one man on counts of aggravated robbery late Wednesday afternoon.
Zachary Edwards, 17, is currently being held at the Navarro County Justice Center in lieu of a $250,000 bond.
According to Corsicana Police Sgt. Darrell Waller, he victim was asleep on his couch when two unknown suspects knocked at his front door.
“The two subjects forced their way into the apartment and then proceeded to tie him up with duct tape and began stabbing him and cutting him with a hammer while taking his personal property,” Waller said.
Edwards and the juvenile stole the victim’s vehicle and abandoned it in Angus where Sheriff’s Deputies and police recovered it on Thursday.
Navarro County Sgt. Hank Bailey and Sgt. Morris Steward along with police found the two suspects at an Angus residence and then were led to the stolen property, Waller said.
“(The juvenile) took officers to a location on FM 744 where we recovered the property,” Waller said.
In addition to the beating the victim took, bite marks were found on his body, Waller said.
Both of the suspects and the victim had prior knowledge of one another and Waller said the altercation was a result of a prior debt.
The juvenile was transported to a Texas Youth Commission facility.
Both suspects gave verbal statements that corroborated what the victim had already told police, Waller said.
In addition to the Navarro County Sheriff’s Department, the CISD Police and Navarro College Police assisted on the case, Waller said.
Most of the victim’s personal property taken in the heist was recovered.
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AJ Narasimhan may be contacted via e-mail at ajn@corsicanadailysun.com
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