Two alleged burglars from Raeford are in custody after reportedly returning to the scene of the crime, according to Sheriff Shep Jones.
Deputies arrested 19-year old Toby Lee Patterson, of Pine Forest Mobile Home Park, and 21-year old Jimmy Lee Whigham, of Oglesby, after a breaking and entering in progress call, according to a sheriff's report. The duo is charged with two counts of breaking and entering, two counts of larceny after breaking and entering and one count of misdemeanor larceny.
Jones said that Patterson and Whigham allegedly broke into a storage building on North Turnpike Road belonging to 39-year old Sylvia Small of Wagram.
The two initially stole a tiller and a power drill, according to Jones. They attempted to hock the items in Laurinburg, but the pawnbroker they visited refused to take the items.
They then returned to the building to find something that would be easier to pawn, Jones said. They grabbed a chainsaw, among other power tools.
People noticed the men enter the building when they returned and contacted the sheriff's department. They were arrested at the scene and the stolen items were recovered.
Paterson and Whigham are in Scotland County jail, each under a $50,000 bond.
Suspicious fire investigated in Maxton
Deputies are investigating a fire that occurred at Amaziah Farm Road in Maxton, according to a Robeson County sheriff's report.
The report said Cain Thompson Jr., 46, told deputies that a relative called him at about 5:15 p.m. and said that a man was trying to kick in the back door of his residence. Thompson said the relative called again at about 5:45 p.m. and said his house was on fire.
Estimated damages were not available.
One charged with assaulting a child
A Laurel Hill man was served warrants on assault charges, including assaulting a child, according to a sheriff's report.
The report said 36-year old Donnie Ray Caulder, of Marsh Road, is charged with assault on a female and assault n a child under the age of 12.
According to DOC records, Caulder spent a year in prison on three breaking and entering and three larceny charges. He has also been convicted of a number of other larcenies and break-ins as well as an assault inflicting serious injury charge.
Laurel Hill man accused of larceny
Deputies arrested a 20-year old Laurel Hill man on larceny charges, according to a sheriff's report.
Robert Emanuel Adams, of Gunswamp Lake Road, is charged with misdemeanor larceny, injury to real property and second degree trespassing.
He was placed in Scotland County jail under an $800 bond.
According to DOC records, Adams was released from jail in December after serving time for breaking and entering.
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