Deputies: Hampstead man arrested for breaking into home

HAMPSTEAD, NC (WWAY) — Pender County Sheriff deputies arrested a man who they say broke into a Hampstead home and stole thousands of dollars worth of items.

36-year-old Rolando Ezequiel Martinez was arrested on the following charges:

• 2 counts felony breaking and entering a residence
• 2 counts felony larceny after breaking into a shed
• 2 counts felony possession stolen goods
• 2 counts felony break and enter a motor vehicle
• 1 count of misdemeanor larceny
• 1 count of injury to personal property

On June 25, Martinez broke into a home in the Washington Acres neighborhood located in Hampstead. He stole more than $10,000 worth of merchandise including tools, firearms and antique coins and caused approximately $4,800 in property damage.

Martinez is presently in the Pender County Jail under a $100,000 secure bond.