Drunk burglar fights with police after forcing homeowner to flee residence
A reportedly intoxicated parolee was arrested on multiple charges Wednesday morning after allegedly breaking into a neighbor’s residence, forcing him to flee outside, and then fighting with Hot Springs police.
Eddie Carol Lloyd, 38, who lists an address of 402 Leawood St., was taken into custody shortly after 11 a.m. and charged with a felony count of residential burglary, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and mis- demeanor counts of first-degree criminal mischief, refusal to submit to arrest and public intoxication.
Lloyd remained in custody Thursday on zero bond and is set to appear today in Garland County District Court.
According to the probable cause affidavit, shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday, Officer Joel
Crook responded to the
400 block of Leawood regarding someone attempting to break in the door of a residence.
Upon arrival, officers encountered Lloyd walking in the roadway toward them and noted he was “making jerky movements, speaking rapidly, and his pupils were dilated.” They repeatedly told him to keep his hands out of his pockets and to talk with them calmly, but he wouldn’t comply.
They finally handcuffed him and started to put him in a police unit when he allegedly began to resist and fight with the officers which continued for several minutes until they finally got him in the car.
Officers spoke to the homeowner, 38, of the residence where the break-in had reportedly occurred who stated that around 10 a.m. he had noticed Lloyd standing outside looking in his windows. He said he “didn’t pay much attention” to him and went to the restroom.
Moments later, he heard several loud knocks on his door and then a “crashing type” sound. He said he ran out the rear door into his backyard and called 911. He said he could see Lloyd inside his residence looking around and yelling the name of a woman who no longer resided in that area.
Officers later learned Lloyd and the woman had dated, but split up a month earlier, and she had moved to Nebraska.
The homeowner said he stayed in his yard watching Lloyd through the windows until he finally left, walking up the street where officers encountered him. He noted the damage to his front door was estimated at $265.