The crime spree started around 6:30 pm Sunday when McCracken County deputies were called to the 5700 block of Metropolis Lake Road. Police say the caller told them a man and woman were trying to break into a home and a car, but left on foot. A second caller reported the two were trying to break into a camper across from the West McCracken Fire Station.
Deputies say they found the female suspect, 29-year-old Heather Driver of Benton, in the parking lot of Davis Clothing and say she was allegedly under the influence of drugs.
While they were looking for the male suspect, police got a call about a stolen car on Ogden Landing Road. They soon found the car at an apartment complex on Metropolis Lake Road, but no suspect. Deputies then got a call from someone saying they'd just seen a car they owned being driven by somebody they didn't know, so they followed it to the exit 3 area. Police determined that the man allegedly stole a car off a gas station parking lot, drove to Illinois, stole another car, and drove back to Kentucky.
Deputies say after Driver sobered up enough to cooperate, they learned the man was 28-year-old Warren Thomas Brown of Paducah, and that the two had spend the past few days together at a hotel. Police found Brown about 10:30 pm at his home on Illinois Street.
Police say Driver and Brown used methamphetamine and prescription controlled substances at the hotel, but Brown claimed he didn't remember anything after using meth. Deputies say surveillance video and witnesses' accounts established Brown's involvement in the crimes.
Driver was charged with public intoxication, while Brown was charged with attempted burglary 2nd degree, burglary 2nd degree, and two counts of theft by unlawful taking (automobile) over $500.00.
Deputies say additional charges are likely.
