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Matthew J. Frey, 39, of York, entered a home "without permission of the homeowners," in the 400 block of Pleasant Hill Road on Monday, Mar. 21 at approximately 5 a.m., Lower Windsor Township police say.
Frey enter the home through a back door and then threatened the homeowners, according to a release by Lower Windsor Township police.
At one point, Frey "aggressively grabbed" a 6-month-old baby away from its mother, according to the release.
"Frey then fled out of the home to the wooded backyard," police say.
The same day, an officer was "flagged down stating that Matthew Frey was back on the property," around 9:30 a.m., according to the release.
When the homeowner approached Frey— mistaking him for a relative— he fled into the wooded area behind the property, police explain.
With the help of the Hellam Police Department, a K-9 unit, South Central Search and Rescue, Constable Eveler, and three Game Commission officers on foot— Matthew Frey was discovered in Chanceford Township in the 10000 block of Scout Camp Road, according to the release.
Frey was charged with three felonies for Burglary, Criminal Trespass, Unlawful Restraint of Minor, and a misdemeanor for Recklessly Endangering Another Person, court records show.
He was released on bail, according to the police— which had been set at $25,000, as stated in court documents.
His preliminary hearing has been scheduled before Magisterial District Judge John H. Fishel’s at 1:30 p.m. on May 19, according to his court docket.
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