Curran Lured By "Promise Of Drugs And Money"

The promise of a haul of cash led one man into serious hot water after a weekend home invasion on the East Side. 39 year old Gerald Curran pleading guilty on all counts to sneaking into a home on Ridge Street while the 84 year old homeowner was sleeping and then assaulting him.

The court heard Curran was using drugs when an acquaintance told him there was a large sum of cash in the house, which prompted him to enter the man's bedroom while he was sleeping and crawl around on the floor looking for his wallet. When the homeowner woke up Curran grabbed a hatchet that had been sitting on the bedside table and threatened the man with it as he tried to get away.

Curran will remain under house arrest until his sentencing on December 5th.