Man who kicked down woman's door could be connected to other crimes, police say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Neighbors are on edge this holiday weekend after someone kicked down the door of a woman’s home in Stone Mountain.

The man's footprint can still be seen on the woman's front door.

Stone Mountain police said a man kicked his way into the home on Ferndale Street Thursday morning.

The woman who lives there told Channel 2's Christian Jennings the suspect didn't take anything, but investigators said it's something he left behind that links him to two violent home invasions from earlier this month: one in Stone Mountain and another in Clarkston.

Knowing that has homeowners in this neighborhood feeling uneasy.

“I think my first thing is, I’m just furious about it, of course it’s scary, I’m just ready for this person to be caught,” said neighbor Rachel.

Detectives believe the man in sketches released by authorities is responsible for breaking into a

Clarkston home and assaulting two women. They also said he's the man that broke into a Stone Mountain home the next day, where he punched Stewart Wallace and held him at knife point.

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“At one point, he pushed me down on the bed pulled out the spray paint and literally covered my face,” said Stewart Wallace.

In the most recent break in on Ferndale Street, no one was home. But police said they found a set of keys in the area, keys reported stolen from the Clarkston home.

“I hope they catch him. I hope they stay on it and stay active in the area, so they know there’s a big police presence,” Rachel said.

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