GU Police Arrest Man for Attempted Unlawful Entry
Police discover James McFerguson with a bolt cutter, pry bars and knives.
Georgetown University's community action team, a plainclothes street crime team, arrested a man around 2 p.m. Wednesday for attempted unlawful entry after he tried to gain access to several residences on the 3700 block of Prospect St. NW. James McFerguson, who is currently on probation with the DC Courts and was wearing an ankle bracelet at the time of his arrest, had a backpack containing burglary tools like a bolt cutter, pry bars and knives, according to GU Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety (DPS) Jay Gruber. Gruber said McFerguson knocked on several doors and then tried the doorknob each time. Officers observed him for four or five minutes before stopping and eventually arresting him, according to Gruber. McFerguson did not …
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