The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reports a residential breaking and entering that took place yesterday, April 27, 2016 at a residence along Greenleaf Terrace in the Rosehill Farms neighborhood located in the northern part of Stafford County.

At approximately 12:45 pm yesterday, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence along Greenleaf Terrace for a trespassing call. The homeowner, who was not home at the time, received an alert on his cell phone indicating that motion had been detected around his home. The homeowner was able to remotely access the exterior surveillance cameras around his home and discovered an unknown male walking around the exterior of the residence. The homeowner immediately notified the Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Adam Wolford arrived at the residence a short time later and began to walk around toward the back of the home where the suspect was last seen on camera. Deputy Wolford then heard a loud noise coming from the front of the residence. As he made his way back toward the front of the home, he observed the suspect running out the front door. Deputy Wolford chased the suspect on foot toward a nearby home. The suspect ran behind the home at which point Deputy Wolford briefly lost sight of him. Deputy Wolford heard a female scream and when he reached the backside of the home he observed the suspect attempting to gain entry into the second house. The suspect continued to run when he saw Deputy Wolford. Deputy Wolford chased the suspect back around toward the front of the home where the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody without further incident.

The suspect was identified as Tristan Joseph Wargas, age 33, of Woodbridge. Master Detective Mark Steininger was tasked with investigating this incident. At this point Wargas has been charged with one count of breaking and entering. Master Detective Steininger’s investigation has connected Wargas to several other recent residential burglaries in the area. Additional charges against Wargas are forthcoming.

At the time of Wargas’s arrest he had several outstanding warrants out of Prince William County to include charges for B&E and Grand Larceny. Those warrants were served along with the Stafford warrants.

Tristan Wargas is currently incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond.