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AMHERST — An apparently inebriated college-age man who got into a downtown home was arrested early Saturday morning after being subdued by the residents when he climbed into their bed, where they were still asleep.

Zachary S. Tandara-Kuhns, 21, of Lexington, was arrested at 6:50 a.m. on Gray Street on charges of breaking and entering to commit a misdemeanor and disturbing the peace, Police Detective Nicholas Chandler said.

Tandara-Kuhns, a University of Massachusetts student, allegedly entered the home through an unlocked door. When he got to the homeowners’ bedroom, he woke the couple up as he got into it.

One of the startled homeowners recognized that the intruder getting into the bed was not one of his children, based on his size. The homeowner pinned the intruder to the floor, while his wife called 911, police said.

It’s not the first time such an incident has happened in Amherst. In May 2014, a student was arrested after he got into the lower bunk of a bunk bed, below where a child was sleeping, and passed out.