A Bad House Call November 19, 2009 5:26 PM | permalink

A Des Moines, IA couple was charged with burglary for forcing open a door and entering a house they thought was their own.

The excuse? A tale as old as time itself: “We were drunk.”

 Shantel Diane Morrison, 31, and 30-year old Joshua Aaron Pray (pictured) allegedly claimed they were so pickled that they picked the wrong house after coming home from a night of partying.

Javier Pagannazario and his wife discovered the couple in their home early Sunday morning; Pray was passed out on the couch and Morrison was upstairs half-undressed, according to police.  Both of them ran from the residence soon after being discovered. Ah, good times.  Good times. 

Police say they traced the pair through the license plate of the van the couple used to drive away.
Pagannazario, who claims $900 is missing from his wallet, doesn't believe the incident can be explained away by a drunken mistake.  Clearly Mr. Pagannazario doesn't have a relationship with alcohol.

Morrison and Pray have been charged with second-degree burglary, which carries a 10-year prison term.