Published: March 12, 2009 09:02 am      

Pulaski man arrested on burglary, theft charges

Local news

Authorities arrested a Pulaski County man after he was indicted by a grand jury last week on burglary and theft charges.

William E. Brown, 26, of North Starview Drive, Somerset, was arrested Saturday on a warrant of indictment in connection with a September 2008 incident in which Brown reportedly took several items from a local business.

According to a press release from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, an investigation revealed that Brown and two other individuals broke into a local business on September 19, 2008 and took items valued at more than $300.

Brown was also indicted on additional charges after another investigation revealed that he and another individual entered a residence on November 24, 2008 and stole items valued at more than $300.

The second individual, James E. Housley, 24, of Rhett Butler Drive, Bronston, was indicted by a grand jury for his alleged role in that break-in.

Brown was charged with second-degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking over $300 and two counts of first-degree persistent felony offender. He was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $35,000 total bond.

Housley was arrested on a warrant of indictment Saturday as well and charged with second-degree complicity to burglary and complicity to theft by unlawful taking over $300. He was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $10,000 cash or property bond.

The sheriff’s department made several other arrests on warrants of indictments, including the following:

• Edward L. Crabtree, 29, of Slate Branch Road, Somerset, turned himself into the sheriff’s department on Wednesday and was charged with convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Crabtree was indicted by a Pulaski County Grand Jury after an investigation revealed that Crabtree reportedly possessed and pawned a firearm in April 2008 after being convicted of a felony charge.

Crabtree posted bond and was released.

• Christopher Harper, 21, of Loveless Road, Science Hill was arrested on Monday and charged with receiving stolen property (firearm). Harper was indicted by a grand jury based on an investigation that revealed Harper was allegedly in possession of a stolen firearm belonging to the victim on September 5, 2008.

Harper was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $2,500 cash or property bond.

• Sherry Sharp, 32, of Ky. 39, Somerset, was arrested on Friday and charged with six counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and fraudulent use of a credit card over $100 within a six-month period.

Sharp was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $2,500 cash bond.

• Ricky L. Bell, 46, of Add Floyd Road, Somerset, was arrested on Friday and charged with first-degree complicity to traffic in a controlled substance, first offense.

Bell was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $20,000 cash or property bond.

• Thomas E. Meaux, 38, of Lexington, Ky. was arrested on Monday, March 2 and charged with flagrant non-support. Meaux was indicted by a grand jury in February after he reportedly failed to pay child support as ordered by the court.

Meaux was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on a $10,445.30 cash bond to be applied toward child support.