NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man accused of breaking into an East Nashville home has been taken into custody after a resident alerted police to the burglary while being hundreds of miles away.

According to an arrest affidavit, the resident was out of town and got an alert from his security camera on Monday, Oct. 13. When the resident checked the camera, he reportedly saw a stranger inside his home in the 900 block of North 2nd Street.

At approximately 4:45 p.m., officers were sent to the home and found a ladder leading to a window on the back of the home. After speaking with the resident, police said they learned that no one was supposed to be inside the home.

Security video provided to officers reportedly showed the man inside crawling on the kitchen floor before getting up and walking around the home. In addition, an arrest affidavit states that a suitcase, passport and a bag of narcotics were also found near the home, which the resident confirmed did not belong to him.

Authorities reportedly surrounded the home and gave announcements over a PA system, demanding the man to exit the home. After 40 minutes of announcements, the suspect tried to close a window, but officers were able to hold him at gunpoint and eventually took him into custody.

The man inside the home was later identified as 40-year-old Anthony Gabuzzi. He allegedly told law enforcement that he lived in the home and was watching a movie. However, when investigators asked why he was captured on camera hiding inside the home he lived in, he told them that he was doing it as a joke.

According to an arrest affidavit, it appeared the home had been rummaged through, which led police to believe that Gabuzzi broke into the home with the intent to commit a theft.

Bookings records show Gabuzzi was charged with aggravated burglary, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He remains jailed on a $40,000 bond. No additional information was released.

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