Felony Burglary, Trespass Charges Held for Towamencin Man

A man who police said waived all six charges against him at a preliminary hearing in Lansdale on Monday - including felony burglary and felony criminal trespassing - to Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.

Bennie Rockeem Hall, 25, of Weikel Road in Towamencin, will face the following charges at his county arraignment:

• Felony burglary
• Felony criminal trespassing-breaking into a structure
• Loitering and prowling at night
• Possessing an instrument of crime
• Criminal attempted burglary
• Theft by unlawful taking of movable property

According to the inmate database search of Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Hall was committed in lieu of $10,000 cash bail. Bond was posted on July 16.

Hall previously pleaded guilty to a 2009 retail theft in Lansdale in January 2010, according to court records.

On June 8, at around 2:37 a.m., Lansdale Police responded to a home on the 800 block of Derstine Avenue after a homeowner reported that someone was inside their home, police said.

Police met with the homeowner who said the suspect, later identified as Hall, was still inside, police said.

While setting up a perimeter around the home, police allegedly saw Hall looking through a first-floor window at them, police said.

Officers made their way to the rear of the home and heard Hall allegedly punching out a screen on a second-floor window in the rear of the home, police said.

Police made their presence known and Hall allegedly retreated to a second-story window in the front of the home. Hall allegedly climbed out of  a window on the west side of the home onto the roof, police said.

Hall then jumped to the ground, where he was taken into custody, police said.

Hall suffered serious injuries to his legs as a result of his jump, police said. He was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington to be treated, police said.

Police said they found a duffel bag inside the home filled with the homeowner's personal property.

A knife was found on Hall that police said was used to gain entry into the home by cutting a screen on a lower-level window, police said.