TULSA, Okla. – A man in Oklahoma followed two young girls home after they got off their school bus and then broke into at least one of their homes, police said.
William Parnell was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of burglary. Police said they are seeking an additional charge for assaulting a medical professional but did not elaborate.Another man said the same suspect followed his daughter home from the bus stop, pulled on the storm door, rang the doorbell, and asked to use the restroom. The girl did not let him inside, and he left.Police said both girls were around age 10. They were not injured.
Police said a few days later, on Monday, one of the girls saw the suspect again, but this time he was peeking in the windows of her home. The girl ran for help, and Parnell broke a glass door, entered the home, stole a gun, then left, according to police. in identifying the suspect and later said it was thanks to tips from the community that Parnell was quickly apprehended.