Plymouth man avoiding 'feds' bursts into strangers' home
Feb. 26—A Plymouth man is jailed without bail after bursting into the home of strangers seeking refuge because he thought the "feds" were after him, police said.
Police said that after his arrest, Iglesias Max McEntyre, 32, of 580 W. Main St., had to be pepper sprayed after he urinated on a cell block floor and began fighting with officers.
According to the complaint, police responded to 578 1/2 W. Main St. to a report of a home-invasion break-in around 7 p.m. Thursday.
Police said the resident, Evan Federici, had seen McEntyre lying on his back porch and stepped out to ask if he was OK. Federici and his sister, Laura Schock, both reported they had never seen McEntyre before.
McEntyre responded by saying the "feds" were after him and told Federici to let him in the house, according to the complaint.
Federici tried closing the door, but McEntyre forced his way inside and began pacing in the kitchen, turning out the lights and saying things that did not make sense, police said.
Schock then grabbed her daughter and went to a neighbor's house to call police.
Officers found McEntyre hiding in a closet and took him into custody. Police said he began screaming and yelling in the back of a patrol car, and that he threatened police.
At headquarters, McEntyre exited the vehicle and began thrashing his body, nearly knocking an officer down, police said.
McEntyre was subdued and taken to a holding cell, where he proceeded to urinate on a corridor floor and break the bed in the cell, police said.
Because of his continued aggressive behavior, police pepper sprayed McEntyre and then brought him to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for treatment, the complaint said.
Police charged McEntyre with robbery, burglary, criminal trespassing, theft, making terroristic threats, institutional vandalism, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, harassment and criminal mischief.
Magisterial District Judge James M. Dixon arraigned McEntyre on the charges Friday morning and denied bail, deeming him a danger to society.
McEntyre was being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility with a preliminary hearing set for March 10.
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