PASADENA >> A resident caught a man trying to break into his home Wednesday night and held him at gunpoint until officers arrived, police said.

The break-in occurred at 9:27 p.m. in the 500 block of North Pasadena Avenue.

Pasadena Police Lt. Kelly Evans said a man attempted to enter a home through a back door.

“When confronted by the resident, he entered the garage,” Evans said.

The man then got inside an unlocked vehicle in the garage. He said the resident detained the suspect at gunpoint until police showed up.

Alton Fulton, 53, of Pasadena was arrested on suspicion of burglary. He remains in custody at the Inmate Reception Center in Los Angeles on $50,000 bail.