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Construction workers chase and hold burglary suspect until police arrive

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Tyrell Slaughter was charged with Burglary and Grand Larceny in Virginia Beach.

Tyrell Slaughter was charged with Burglary and Grand Larceny in Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach, Va. - A construction crew helped apprehend a burglary suspect Wednesday morning.

Police were called to the 3800 block of Chimney Creek Drive around 9:40 a.m. on a report of a burglary of a home that was under reconstruction.

According to police, the construction crew located a man inside the home. The workers chased the man, caught him and held him for police.

The  man was identified as 18-year-old Tyrell Thorone Slaughter of Virginia Beach.

Slaughter has been charged with Burglary and Grand Larceny.

He is being held in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center without bond.