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Man arrested, charged after breaking into home in Perry

A press release from the Perry Police Department says the man was carrying a stolen semi-automatic pistol, a revolver, and an AR-15 rifle.

PERRY, Ga. — A man was arrested on Sunday after breaking into a home in Perry, according to a press release from the Perry Police Department. 

They say it happened around 8:39 p.m. They say officers were called out to a home on Houston Lake Road about two men outside the home with guns. 

One of the men was identified as Jason Butler. He was carrying a stolen semi-automatic pistol, a revolver and an AR-15 rifle. 

Butler pointed the guns toward both an adult and a teen in the home while entering. Butler is a convicted felon and is prohibited from owning any guns, the release says. 

Butler was arrested and charged with home invasion, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and theft by receiving stolen property. 

No one was injured. 

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Det. Aaron Conner at (478)988-2829.

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