SOMERSET, Mass. (WPRI) — A man is facing felony charges after he allegedly broke into a home in Somerset and assaulted an elderly resident last week.

Officers were called to a home on Highview Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Thursday for reports of a break-in.

Police said the victim told officers that a man, later identified as Jesse Brule, 35, had knocked on her door and asked if a specific person lived there. When told that no one by that name lived there, Brule allegedly forced his way inside and knocked the victim to the ground.

The victim got away and ran to a neighbor's house, who immediately called 911, according to police. She later told investigators that several items were stolen from her home.

A neighbor captured the license plate of a vehicle that Brule was seen running toward. Pol

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