Platte County Sheriff’s Deputies responded at 10:15am to the area of 6500 Union Chapel Road on a reported residential burglary in progress. The homeowner reported that she was inside her residence when she saw an unknown male also inside her home.
In a news release, officials said the suspect immediately fled the residence after the victim saw him, but not before taking some electronics and cash from the victim’s residence.
A short time later, the victim was able to identify the suspect from a photograph lineup. The suspect, identified as Michael D. Richard, age 22, from Kansas City, Kansas, was later arrested in Liberty, Missouri.
Mr. Richard is currently in the Platte County Detention Center charged with first degree burglary. His bond has been set at $100,000 cash only.