Man charged in Lafayette burglary

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A Lafayette man is accused of stealing items from an apartment while two women barricaded themselves in the bathroom.              

Lafayette police said 31-year-old Clifton Thompson, Jr., broke into an apartment Sunday evening on Columbia Street while a female resident and a friend were in the bathroom. 

According to court documents, Thompson walked into the bathroom and said he wanted to have sex with them.  The women were able to push him out and hold the door shut.              

A neighbor called 911 when she heard one of the women screaming for police. 

Officers said they arrived as Thompson was stealing items from the bedroom.              

Thompson told them he had been drinking that day and could not remember what happened.              

He faces four felony charges including burglary and residential entry.