The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 9-1-1 call around noon Tuesday after a resident of Leatha Lane returned for lunch and saw a man coming out of her home.

She confronted the suspect in the front yard but he went around her and got into a black Lexus. He put the car in reverse, barely missing the woman as she stood behind the vehicle.

She was not injured and was able to get the tag number of the vehicle and a description of the suspect.

Howard M. Callaway

Further investigation by the patrol and criminal investigations divisions of the BCSO led to the arrest of Howard M. Callaway at his residence on Woodlawn Avenue.

BCSO investigators have charged the suspect with aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000, and aggravated assault. Callaway has an additional charge of aggravated burglary from the Cleveland Police Department stemming from a recent burglary on Elm Drive.