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Fairfield Police Arrest Suspect After Viral Doorbell Video Shows Break-In at Occupied Home

Jail records list $35,000 bail with a court appearance scheduled Tuesday.

Overview

  • Fairfield police identified the suspect as Jason Thomas Nichols and arrested him on suspicion of burglary, assault, vandalism, and criminal threats.
  • Home security video released by police shows a man demanding entry, ripping off the doorbell, and threatening the resident at a house on the 1700 block of Burbank Court.
  • After failing to kick in the front door, the intruder entered through a sliding glass door while a woman and child were inside, according to police.
  • The husband monitored the encounter through the Ring app, rushed home, confronted the intruder with a shovel, and both men suffered head injuries before officers arrived.
  • Officers took Nichols into custody outside the home, he was treated at NorthBay Medical Center, booked into Solano County Jail, and is due in court Tuesday afternoon.