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Port Arthur woman attacked while sleeping after she said a suspect broke in through a window of her home

The woman drove herself to the Southeast Texas Medical Center and was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A suspect was arrested after a Port Arthur woman told police he broke into her home through a window while she was sleeping. 

The burglary happened at 3:45 a.m. in the 1900 block of 18th Street Saturday, Oct. 19. The victim told police the suspect broke a window on the outside of the house to break in and then attacked her while she was asleep in bed, Port Arthur Police spokesperson Ryan Byers said in a news release. 

The suspect was arrested and charged with burglary of a habitation and taken to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. 

The woman drove herself to the Southeast Texas Medical Center and was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Port Arthur Police said in the release. 

The case is still being investigated by Port Arthur Police's Criminal Investigations Division.  

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