Disturbing moment woman comes home to find stranger sleeping in her bedroom – before he is arrested and poses for mugshot with his mouth agape
- Martin Copeland, 48, charged with breaking and entering in New Mexico
- Accused of entering a woman’s home and falling asleep in her bed
- Albuquerque Police Department released body camera footage from the January incident this week
- Just a few months prior to home invasion, Copeland was caught sleeping in another woman’s bed after barging into her home
Authorities in New Mexico have released body camera footage showing a seemingly disoriented intruder being discovered sleeping in a woman’s bedroom.
The home invasion took place in Albuquerque back in January, but the local police department released footage documenting the incident only this week.
Police responded to a residence off of I-25 in southeast Albuquerque just before 1am on January 12 after received a report about a burglary in progress.
Martin Copeland, 48, has been charged with breaking and entering in New Mexico after being caught sleeping in a homeowner’s bed
Albuquerque Police Department released body camera footage from the January arrest this week
Video shows a police officer waking Copeland up from his slumber. The 48-year-old, seen wearing a mask, appears disoriented
The homeowner said she had returned to the house home to find a stranger in her bedroom, reported KRQE.
‘I came in and they were just sitting there,’ she tells an officer. ‘They were just sitting there in one of my bedrooms.’
Newly released body camera video shows the intruder, identified as 48-year-old Martin Copeland, soundly asleep, despite a bright light shining on him.
‘Hey, police, get up!’ an officer yells at the unwelcome guest. ‘Let me see your hands.’
Video shows a groggy-looking Copeland in a facemask sitting on the homeowner’s bed before he is escorted out of the house and is ordered to sit on the curb.
Copeland was arrested after the homeowner told police she wished to press charges
Just a few months prior, Copeland was accused of bursting into another person’s home and falling asleep in her bed
Copeland was said to have a difficult time communicating with the police, but at one point he falsely claimed that he lived at the home.
Out on the sidewalk, the officer asks the homeowner if she wants to press charges against Copeland.
After a long pause, the woman opts to hold the intruder accountable, leading to his arrest on a count of breaking and entering.
He was later booked into the city jail and photographed for a mugshot, which shows him with a blank stare and with his mouth agape.
According to police, just months prior he was arrested for breaking intro another woman’s home and falling asleep in her bed.
Copeland has been given a mental health evaluation that found him competent to stand trial.
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