LARGE BURGLARY RING BUSTED
May 10, 2017
The Tishomingo Sheriff’s Department has worked multiple burglaries that has been reported to the sheriff’s department over the past few weeks. These burglaries all occurred around the Eastport / Snowdown area of the county and it involved the theft of A.T.V.’s (All-Terrain-Vehicles) and firearms from different residences. These burglaries occurred around the month of March and April of this year and the investigation began and information received which lead to the arrest of 3 individuals and more individuals will be arrested and charged. Most of the property was able to be recovered and returned to the original property owners. During the course of the investigation, Tishomingo Sheriff’s Investigators learned of some stolen property that came from the Colbert County, Alabama area and was recovered in Tishomingo County. This property, a large pile of professional grade fireworks, was confiscated by the Colbert County Alabama Sheriff’s Department and their investigators pursuing charges into this. This investigation is still on going and will be until all Suspects are arrested.
The three arrested and charged are as follows:
VINCENT PRICE MAILHOT, 18-year-old, white male, of 384 CR 246 Iuka, Mississippi was officially charged with CONSPRIACY TO COMMIT A CRIME – BURGLARY, BURGLARY OF DWELLING, POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY (x3), and GRAND LARCENY (x2).
DAKOTA GARNER, 19-year-old, white male, of 1479 Whitehouse Road in Iuka, Mississippi was officially charged with CONSPRIACY TO COMMIT A CRIME – BURGLARY.
WESLEY IAN HOLLIS, 18-year-old, white male, of 197 CR 23 in Dennis, Mississippi was officially charged with CONSPRIACY TO COMMIT A CRIME – BURGLARY, POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY.
Sheriff Daugherty states that these individuals will be presented to a Grand Jury and more charges could be coming forward on these three. Sheriff Daugherty would also like to thank the Colbert County, Alabama Sheriff’s Department in assisting his agency with this case.
Sheriff John Daugherty
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VINCENT PAUL MAILHOT |
DAKOTA GARNER |
WESLEY IAN HOLLIS |
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FIREWORKS THAT WERE STOLEN IN ALABAMA |
ANOTHER CRATE OF FIREWORKS THAT WAS ALSO FOUND |