An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man who got hit over the head with an empty wine bottle while burglarizing a garage Oct. 9 could end up in prison, court documents state.

Prosecutors charged Dakota Simpson in Island County Superior Court Oct. 26 with residential burglary and vehicle prowling in the second degree. If convicted of the charges, he could face up to a year and five months in prison under the standard sentencing range.

Early in the morning of Oct. 9, a resident of SW Judson Drive in Oak Harbor woke up when he heard the garage door open. As he walked into the garage, the man was startled to see an intruder crouched in the corner of the garage. The resident picked up an empty wine bottle that was on the ground and asked the intruder what he was doing.

According to a report by Detective Mike Bailey of the Oak Harbor Police, the intruder said he was in the wrong house. The resident told the intruder not to move and that he was going to call 911. The intruder suddenly charged at the resident, who smacked him over the head with the bottle, shattering it, the report states.

The suspect ran down the street and got away. The police found that one of the resident’s cars had been entered and property was strewn around the inside. Investigators surmised that the burglar found a garage door opener in the car and used it to open the door.

Later that morning, the detective showed the resident a photo line-up of eight men. The man picked out Simpson as the burglar, Bailey wrote.

At the time, Simpson was wanted on three outstanding warrants.

On Oct. 21, Bailey went to the home of Simpson’s girlfriend and found the young man. When the detective noticed a small scar on his forehead, Simpson admitted that a person hit him over the head with a bottle when he was in a garage, Bailey wrote.

In a later interview, Simpson explained that he was intoxicated when he saw the garage door opener inside the car. He said he opened the garage and went inside looking for alcohol when he was confronted, Bailey wrote.

Simpson made news in Coupeville in May of 2008 when he ran around the town in just underwear and socks. Simpson, who was 17 years old at the time, bolted from a courtroom in the middle of a hearing. He lost his shoes after running out the door and ditched the orange jail outfit in some bushes, leaving him with boxers, an undershirt and socks. Deputies and county employees chased him around town and finally caught him near the Tyee trailer park.