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A suspected burglar was arrested in Tennessee after a child spotted him inside a home. (Credit: Sumner County Sheriff's Office)

GALLATIN, Tenn. - Authorities in Tennessee said a young child thwarted a home burglary after catching the intruder inside the home.

The backstory:

The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office said last week deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a home on Garrison Branch Road.

The caller said an unknown man came into the home and was rummaging through the kitchen cabinets.

A young child saw the man in the kitchen before running to their bedroom for safety while the suspect ran outside the front door.

Deputies wer able to identify and locate the suspect within the hour thanks to the child's "detailed description."

The suspect later confessed to th

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