| August 23,
2001 |
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| Youth
from "About Face" Boot Camp Charged |
A 16-year-old
attending a boot camp for troubled teens faces more trouble after Burke County
investigators charged him with the burglary of an eastern Burke convenience
store.
Gary Gene Jones, Jr. of Portland, Maine was attending the "About
Face" Boot Camp on Roger Hill Road in Connelly Springs prior to being charged
on August 20th. |
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| Sheriff's detectives allege Jones broke into
H&H Grocery on Highway 18 South in Connelly Springs and stole candy,
cigarettes and a pocketknife. In addition to Jones, two other juveniles from
the boot camp were questioned by investigators. Charges are pending on the
juveniles, who are both under the age of sixteen, according to one
detective. |
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| Jones was jailed under a $5,000 bond and placed
in the Burke Catawba District Confinement Facility. He has a court date of
September 12th. |
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