Boone Police reported that at approximately 7pm on 11/14/2012, two white males wearing ski masks broke into an apartment located near campus on Coffey Street. The residents of the apartment reported the intruders attacked them demanding money and drugs. The residents and neighbors fought off the intruders and were able to subdue one of the attackers until police arrived. The second suspect escaped and remains at large.

ASU student Travis Dean Edgerton, age 20, from Chapel Hill was arrested and charged with felony burglary, felony attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a deadly weapon. He is in the Watauga County Detention Center under a $100,000 bond with a December 18, 2012 court date.

The second suspect is described as a white male approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 170lbs. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Boone Police at 828-268-6900.

If you have information about this or any other crime we ask that you contact the ASU Police Department at (828) 262-2150 or Crimestoppers at (828) 268-6959. If your information leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a reward up to $1000.00.

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