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St. Thomas police say a 45-year-old is charged after a drunken man broke into a house he thought was his home and fell asleep on a couch.

Police say they were contacted about 4 a.m. Saturday by the owner of a home on Alma Street, north of Talbot Street, after the owner found an unknown, drunken man sleeping on a couch inside their home.

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Police say the man, who injured himself while breaking into the house, didn’t realize he had entered the wrong home until he was arrested.

The man is now charged with mischief and being intoxicated in a public place.

Police say they kept the man in custody until he sobered up and was later released. He is expected to appear in court at a later date.