A North Platte man is facing a burglary charge after he allegedly returned a pair of stolen shoes to the victim.

At around 3:01 pm, on March 22, North Platte Police responded to a reported burglary at a residence in the 1200 block of West 9th Street.

The resident told officers that he returned home to find that his front door had been forced open.  He stated that a Xbox 360 and some shoes were missing.

According to Investigator John Deal, the victim had an idea of several people who may be responsible, and officers made contact with numerous potential suspects during the investigation.

At some point, Deal said William Brown contacted the victim and returned the pair of shoes that had been taken in the burglary.  However, Brown denied that he was the one that had stolen them.

On March 31, Brown was contacted by an officer at Casey’s, 2421 Rodeo Road, and eventually agreed to speak to the officer.

During questioning, Brown told the officer where the stolen Xbox was located.

It was determined that there was probable cause to arrest Brown and charge him with felony burglary.

Brown was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center on the burglary charge and an active warrant out of Missouri.