A 34-year-old Baltimore man is accused of breaking into an Ellicott City home Thursday and then leading a Howard County sheriff's deputy on a chase.

About 1 p.m. Thursday, police said, someone spotted a suspicious car in the driveway of the home, called authorities and scared off the man, who had entered the home through a back window.

The man drove away and was chased by the sheriff's deputy, police said. He was arrested near Chatham Mall on Baltimore National Pike.

Charged with first-degree burglary, destruction of property and several traffic violations is Roy Edward Young of the 100 block of Solar Circle.

Pub Date: 11/22/98