By Pat Culverhouse

A break-in at a Shreveport Rd. business has been solved with the arrest of a 69-year-old Minden man, according to Chief of Police Jared McIver.

Gerald Lynn Beene, a resident of the 300 block of N. Fairview St., is charged with simple burglary for the break-in at Neta’s BBQ. He is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center. No bond has been set.

Beene reportedly was caught on surveillance video entering the business in the early morning hours Tuesday.

MPD Officer Cody James reportedly took Beene into custody just after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday after finding him inside a dumpster near Louisiana Fried Chicken on Shreveport Rd.  During questioning, Beene reportedly admitted he used a pocket knife to “jimmy” the door and enter Nita’s.

He reportedly told the officer he left the scene when the business alarm was activated.

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