Police arrest naked man for breaking into Naples home, sexually assaulting woman

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man they said they found naked in a home where he had sexually assaulted the homeowner.

Twenty-two-year-old Carlos Lozanos-Lara, deputies said, broke into the Southwest Naples home early Sunday morning and entered the bedroom of the home.

A sleeping woman awoke to Lozanos-Lara standing naked at her bedside, where he proceeded to sexually assault her, according to CCSO.

Collier County deputies responded to the woman’s call after she convinced the man to leave her room and go to the dining room. She took that opportunity to call police.

Responding deputies then found the naked man in the dining room and attempted to apprehend him, but he ran into a bathroom.

Lozanos-Lara jumped into a bathtub and drew the curtains, where deputies struggled to cuff him.

Deputies said he continued to resist all the way to a police cruiser and tried taking a Taser from a deputy but failed before he was put in the back of the patrol car.

The victim told deputies that he probably entered through her back sliding door, which was slightly ajar.

Safety and security expert Rich Kolko has advice on what to do with your sliding door.

“Those locks in on them. They’re pretty chintzy. They really won’t do a lot to stop them, but you can just take a piece of wood or a piece of pipe, lay that down in the lower frame. That’s going to stop somebody from being able to open the door,” Kolko said.

Kolko said break-ins where the intruder wants you to be home are rare.

“Typically, if somebody is going to break into the house, they want to just steal things, and coming in contact with a homeowner or resident just makes the situation more complex for everybody. That’s not what they want,” Kolko said.

Kolko said that one of your best weapons of defense is something you already have.

“The easiest home alarm you can have these days. Put your car keys next to your bed on the nightstand. If you hear something unusual, grab that car keys and press that red button on there. That sets the car horn off. That’s going to scare anybody away,” Kolko said.

Lozanos-Lara faces charges of sexual assault, burglary and resistance of law enforcement.