As he was running away he was seen by the mother of the two teenaged girls that were inside of the apartment when he kicked in the door. She was able to give a good description to responding officers and the man was taken in to custody on Commercial Ave. about 15 minutes later.
Investigation reveals that the man was trying to get to Seattle from the San Juan Islands and he broke in to the home looking for car keys or some cash. The suspect does not know the victims. He realized that the home was occupied, but elected to break down the door anyway.
The cash and keys that were taken have been recovered and the suspect was being booked in to the Skagit County Jail for Residential Burglary.