PRINCETON – A man arrested for breaking into a Johnston County convenience store reportedly did so to find shelter from the cold temperatures.
Joshua Charles Cowdrey was arrested around 12:10am Thursday, January 9 at Ormond’s Convenient Mart at 9610 US 70 Business East in Princeton.
Princeton Police and Johnston County deputies arrived to find Cowdrey at the scene. He reportedly made entry minutes earlier by using a shovel to break through a glass door.
An arrest report said the 41 year-old man is homeless. Temperatures were in the 20’s when the break-in occurred.
Cowdrey was transported to the Johnston County Detention Center and charged with breaking and entering.
Well, he’s got a warm place to stay now..🤔
Now he has shelter.
and three meals..