October 18, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A man and two teenagers were arrested during a burglary in progress at a business on Brush Creek Highway at Alexandria on Tuesday, October 12.
20 year old Michael James Dodd of Alexandria is charged with possession of burglary tools, evading arrest, theft of property over $2,500, vandalism over $10,000, and burglary. His bond is $65,000 and he will make a court appearance on November 4. Petitions were taken against the two teens charging them with committing a delinquent act in the case and they have already made a court appearance in juvenile court.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on October 12 a deputy was called to the scene of the crime due to a burglary in progress. Upon arrival the officer saw that the front door of the business had been broken and he found Dodd inside the building behind the counter stuffing items from the store in a bag. The two teens were also inside the business. When the officer ordered him to stop and show his hands, Dodd turned and took off running through the store trying to escape but he and the juveniles were placed in custody.
Several bags containing an estimated $5,760 worth of hemp, vape and tobacco products were recovered during the investigation which Dodd and the teens were apparently trying to make off with. Also found in the store was a pry bar, hammer, and bat believed to have been used in the break-in.
Vandalism to the building was estimated at $18,500 including damage to the front glass door, side glass window, glass stop and pay machine, three ceiling tiles, DVR, computer, and burglar alarm control box.
40 year old Shane Nerod Miller of Sparta Highway, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $10,000 and he will make a court appearance November 4.
Sheriff Ray said that on October 1 a deputy was called to a residence on Circle Drive and spoke with a woman who said that she and Miller had gotten into a physical altercation. The woman had physical scratch marks on her neck. Miller was determined to have been the primary aggressor. He was arrested on October 14.