A North Platte man is facing several charges after he allegedly burglarized a home.

At around 4:53 p.m., on February 12, an officer with the North Platte Police Department responded to a residence in the 1100 block of West 4th Street on the report of a burglary.

The victim told the officer that, upon returning to their residence, they had discovered numerous items missing, including prescription medications, a camera, clothing items, a laptop computer and the victim’s 2000 Chevrolet pickup.

On the morning of February 13, an officer located the stolen pickup in the parking lot of the Knight’s Inn, 501 Halligan Drive.

Witnesses were contacted and claimed they had seen a male exit the vehicle about 20 minutes prior to the officer’s arrival.  It was then reported that a male, who fit the description, was seen leaving Penny’s Diner without paying for his meal and entering a room that had not been rented.

Officers made contact with the suspect, identified as Austin Otte, in the room.

According to investigator John Deal, Otte was wearing clothing that had been stolen from the residence on 4th Street, and the keys to the stolen pickup and other stolen items were found in the room.

Otte was arrested and charged with burglary, theft of services and possession of a controlled substance.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.