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Wallace Hanley (left) and Brian McCristall (right) are both charged with aggravated burglary.

(Olmsted Township Police)

OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- An Olmsted Township man told investigators that he fired a shot at a suspected burglar who targeted his home at least three times.

Wallace Hanley, 28, of Columbia Station is charged with aggravated burglary. The suspected getaway driver, Brian McCristall, 25, of Columbia Station also faces a burglary charge.

Hanley was arraigned in Berea Municipal Court Monday morning and has yet to enter a plea. McCristall was scheduled for arraignment Tuesday.

A 68-year-old Stearns Road man called police Thursday night and said that Hanley came into his living room through his front door, assaulted him and demanded to know where his money was.

The man said that he got away from Hanley long enough to grab a handgun from underneath a pillow on the couch and fire a shot at the suspected burglar, the report said.

The two struggled for control of the gun, which Hanley eventually wrestled away from the victim, police said.

Hanley pointed the gun at the victim and said he would kill him if he called police, according to a police report. Hanley ran out the front door and climbed into a white car waiting outside.

Officers found the car after an extensive search of the neighborhood, and arrested Hanley and McCristall.

Hanley has already been convicted of burglary in an August 2014 break-in at the same house.

He was sentenced to a short jail term and was released Dec. 11, 2014, court records show.

The Stearnes Road man believes Hanley tried to burglarize his home on several other occasions. It is unclear why Hanley continues to target the Stearns Road man, police said.