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Police department makes

arrest in burglary case

The Owenton Police Department arrested two men in connection with a burglary that took place on Sept. 25.

A trailer belonging to Terry Perry of 900 Gaines Village was broken into and $200 worth of change and checks were taken.

Officer Tony Stigers said there were no signs of forced entry.

Officer Rufus Shearer Jr. worked the burglary and together he and Stigers worked the theft.

Stigers said the department soon received a tip that one of the stolen checks was cashed, and the suspect(s) had attempted to cash another at the BP gas station on U.S. 127 in Frankfort.

The suspects were Matthew Colston of Frankfort and David R. Wilhoite, who lives on U.S. 127.

Wilhoite had been living in Perry’s house while Perry was not there.

Both men were arrested and charged with second-degree possession of a forged instrument in Franklin County.

When Wilhoite was arrested, he was found in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and now faces those charges as well.

Both men are convicted felons out on parole. Wilhoite had two years left on his parole and Colston had four.

They will be indicted today by the Franklin County grand jury, because that is where the check was cashed. Wilhoite’s drug charges will be brought in court in Owen County.

The men were arrested on Oct. 1 after warrants were issued.

Video surveilance at the BP and statements from witnesses also helped the department solve the case.

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