Twain Harte, CA…Saturday evening, Deputies responded to a home in the 18000 block of Mother Lode Drive in Twain Harte for a report of a possible burglary in progress. The homeowner arrived at his residence and found a man on his property who was later identified as 49-year-old Bret Lee Snider of Escalon. Snider said he was waiting for a ride from a friend and before he took off on foot the homeowner snapped a picture of the him.

Upon further investigation, two other homes on the same street were also burglarized. It seems the homeowner interrupted the burglar as items were found stacked outside each of the homes.

Deputies located Snider the following morning near 7-11 in Twain Harte where he was placed under arrest for burglary. Snider was booked into the Tuolumne County Jail and additionally booked for his outstanding warrants of grand theft, bringing drugs into a jail, and driving on a suspended license.