An Anniston man is in the Etowah County Detention Center on burglary charges after he broke into a home and passed out.

Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said Joseph Branon Buckelew, 38, has been charged with one count of second degree burglary.

An elderly homeowner on Smith Chapel Road in Boaz awoke Saturday about 7 a.m. to find Buckelew lying in the living room floor, wearing only his underwear, Entrekin said.

He had apparently forced his way in and damaged several items before he passed out. He ran out of the home after the victim startled him. A neighbor then pursued Buckelew with a golf club.

He was arrested a short distance down the road by an Etowah County deputy and Sardis Police Chief James Harp. Deputies had earlier responded to a report of an intoxicated person in the roadway, but where unable to find him. Entrekin said authorities believe Buckelew was that person.

Buckelew is currently being held on $5,000 bond.