| July 12, 2007 |
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| Caught in the Act and Held at
Gunpoint |
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| Neil Bowen Watts,
26, and Jessica Ann McDaniel, 25, both of 3235 Crawley Higgins
Avenue, have been charged with felony larceny and felony possession of stolen
goods. |
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| On Wednesday, July 11th,
at approximately 7:13 pm, the Burke County Sheriff's Office received a call
from Williams Lumber Company, located at 3351 Crawley Higgins Avenue in
reference to a larceny. |
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| Deputies arrived on the
scene and spoke with the owner of the business, David Williams. Williams was
reportedly holding the two subjects at gun point. Williams reported that he
caught the two stealing wire from his business. He stated this was the second
time within the past two weeks he had wire stolen. |
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| An investigator with the
Burke County Narcotics Task Force arrived on scene to assist, and informed the
deputies that he had been to the suspect's residence last week and had seen a
large amount of wire in their back yard. |
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| Mr. Williams was then
taken to the suspect's residence, where he reportedly identified the property
that had been stolen from his business last week. |
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| Both Watts and McDaniel
were arrested and placed under a $5,000.00 secured bond and will have their
first court appearance on July 13, 2007. |
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