Police: Armed man tried to break into Batavia home

Batavia police arrested a man early Tuesday after they say he pounded on a door and tried to enter another person’s house while armed with a box cutter.

Jevon J. Black, 25, of the 400 block of South Jefferson Street, is charged with attempted home invasion with a dangerous weapon and criminal damage to property.

Police were called to a home in the 400 block of South Jefferson at 2:17 a.m. for a report of a suspicious person pounding on the front door.

They say officers found Black with a box cutter in his possession, and that he damaged a front door and a railing. Police say the home’s owner is acquainted with Black.