**UPDATE: Officers arrested Tyler Murphy, 19 of Ridgeland and charged him with two counts of burglary-home invasion and he is currently being held at the Lafayette County Detention Center with no bond pending a hearing in Lafayette County Circuit Court.Â
The Oxford Police Department has a person in custody in regard to two recent home burglaries.
According to reports, at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers dispatched to the 2700 block of South Lamar Boulevard after receiving a report of a man inside the home.
While searching for the suspect, another call came in involving a man inside a residence near where the first report came from.
Officers were able to locate a male in the area matching the description given by both callers, and after a short foot pursuit, they successfully apprehended the man.
This is still an ongoing investigation and name, charges and bond information will be released at a later time.
Staff report
