TEEN ARRESTED IN DECEMBER BREAK-IN

By Jon Mayhew (LINCOLNTON) -- An 18-year-old Horseshoe Lake Road resident is arrested and charged with breaking into a vehicle the middle of December.

Lincolnton Police detective Dennis Harris arrested Matthew Rhyne Nolen, 508 Horseshoe Lake Road, at his residence Wednesday around 4:15pm.

Nolen is charged with felony burglary - forcible entry; identity theft; felony larceny; and felony breaking and entering to a motor vehicle. He was taken to the Harven A. Crouse Detention Center under a $10,000 secured bond.

On Dec. 15, 2008, Brandi Leigh Houser of 212 Turner Street returned home and discovered her residence broken into. The residence was ransacked according to the police report.

The victim was advised her Bank of America debit card was used at a gas station, location unknown.

Detective Harris spoke with a man believed to be Nolen's brother in January, where Harris received a break in the case with information on items taken in the breaking and entering. Electronics, different debit/EBT cards and tools were taken in the breaking and entering.

Nolen's first court appearance is set for Thursday.