Guatemalan national accused of strangling woman during violent Pennsylvania home invasion

The Brief

  • An undocumented Guatemalan national is accused of a violent home invasion in Lansdale, police say.
  • Jonathan Isaias Avila Arevalo is accused of kneeling on a woman as she slept in bed and strangling her at least twice during a struggle.
  • He was arrested after police say he matched the description of the suspect and was found with an item that was taken from the home.

PHILADELPHIA A Guatemalan national who police say entered the United States in Texas is accused of choking a woman during a violent home invasion in Pennsylvania.

What we know:

Officers from the Lansdale Police Department were called to a home on the 300 block of Vine Street on Sunday for reports of a burglary in progress.

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