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Two Charged in String of Recent Thefts

Two Charged in String of Recent Thefts
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Jan. 14, 2018 | MURRAY, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Jan. 14, 2018 | 05:34 PM | MURRAY, KY
Two men have been arrested in connection with a string of recent thefts in western Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee.

The Calloway County Sheriff's Department says deputies on Saturday saw two men walking at South 4th Street and River Road near a disabled vehicle. After talking to the men, deputies arrested 32-year-old Jonathan Blanton of Paris, TN on active warrants out of Calloway County. Deputies also arrested the other man, 43-year-old Steven Capps, also of Paris after he dropped a small baggie of a white crystal substance and attempted to hide it in the snow. 

Murray Police officers tracked footsteps in the snow and learned one of the men had removed a vehicle jack from the parking lot of Ron's Muffler to use to fix their disabled vehicle. Deputies tracked more footsteps in the snow and found that Hill Electric on South 4th Street had been entered, and vehicles and toolboxes had been opened outside the business. Further investigation revealed that Blanton and Capps had taken an ATV from Blalock, Coleman, and York Funeral Home, and had tried to get into other vehicles in the parking lot. Police said the suspects also got into a van at Greater Hope Baptist Church and attempted to remove the ignition from the vehicle. They also reportedly went to CDM Construction on River Road and tried to steal other items.

A truck was reported stolen later from a business on Main Street in Hazel. Deputies watched surveillance video from the business and saw Blanton and Capps take the truck earlier in the morning. Further investigation revealed that the men were involved in three utility trailer thefts and theft of wheels and tires from vehicles in Calloway County. Police were able to recover the stolen vehicle and three utility trailers. They also found several other stolen items during a search of the vehicle the vehicle the men were in.

Blanton is charged with third degree burglary and failure to appear in court. Capps is charged with possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence, burglary and theft.

Deputies said the arrest of Blanton and Capps has led to solving about 10 open theft cases in Calloway County and Henry County, TN. 
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