A Dunwoody man is accused by police of causing “mental anguish” to an elderly neighbor by breaking into his apartment and stealing a TV and a statue.

The victim was so shaken by the early June incident he hadn’t been staying at his home before officers arrested the suspect Friday, according to warrants filed in DeKalb County Magistrate Court. The warrants, obtained through a records request, say the victim is over 65, not specifying his age.

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Dunwoody police say they connected 28-year-old Joshua Blanton to the Chamblee Dunwoody Road burglary through fingerprints. The warrants suggest investigators believe it happened sometime between June 9 and 12. The victim apparently wasn’t home.

The warrants allege Blanton pawned the TV.

He’s charged with burglary and elder exploitation.

DeKalb jail records show he remains in custody.

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