POSTED: Monday, March 21, 2011 - 11:35am
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 4:00pm
EL PASO COUNTY - El Paso County Sheriff's Deputies caught a man as he tried to break into a woman's home.
Thirty five year old David Monroe was arrested just after 4 this morning.
Deputies say they were patrolling the area when they saw Monroe trying to get into the house.
Deputies ended up having to kick in the door of the home.
Once inside they found a woman screaming inside her bedroom.
Monroe was said to be in another room.
After a short standoff deputies tried to take Monroe into custody but say he fought back and bit a deputies hand.
He was finally arrested and taken to jail.
Authorities are looking into the relationship between Monroe and the woman who was at the home.