A Rome man was in jail Wednesday without bond after allegedly breaking into a woman’s car and then trying to stop her from calling police. Matias Elijaone Evans age 18 was taken into custody that afternoon and charged with entering a vehicle with the intent to commit a felony.  

Evans entered a woman’s car on Conn Street; she found him in her car and called 9-1-1

Evans tried to stop her from making the phone call and grabbed her by the shirt.  Once she had dispatchers on the phone, Evans ran off and was soon caught by police.

He is also charged with obstructing persons making emergency phone calls, simple battery, and loitering.

(Rome News-Tribune)