NEW CASTLE, Ind. – A local man held a would-be burglar at gunpoint until authorities reached his northern Henry County home.

According to state police, Andrew C. Skirvin, 26, Losantville, was highly intoxicated early Saturday when he crashed his Honda vehicle along Henry County Road 875-N, near County Road 250E.

Authorities said Skirvin then walked to a home in the 2800 block of East County Road 875-N and tried to kick in its back door.

He was then taken into custody by the property owner, who held him at gunpoint in the back yard until an Indiana State Police trooper arrived at the scene.

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A Henry County sheriff’s deputy and New Castle police officer also sent to the scene, about 3:30 a.m., found Skirvin’s crashed car.

Skirvin was taken by ambulance to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, where he was treated for a cut on his forehead, apparently suffered in the crash. He was later transferred to the Henry County jail, where he remained on Monday under a security bond of $18,500 and a cash bond of $1,440.

Also on Monday, he was charged in Henry Circuit Court 2 with residential entry, criminal trespass, driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and public intoxication.

Tests determined Skirvin’s blood-alcohol content measured more than three times the legal limit for motorists, according to an ISP release. In Indiana, a driver with a BAC of 0.08 or higher is considered intoxicated.

The Losantville man does not appear to have faced charges previously.

Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.