Sheriff’s deputies nab would-be burglars

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July 27, 2009

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By By TRICIA NEAL, CJ Staff Writer The Commonwealth Journal Mon Jul 27, 2009, 09:58 AM EDT

Pulaski County sheriff’s deputies have nabbed two suspects in a late-night break-in at the Slate Branch BP station on Hidden Creek Drive.

Deputies responded to a report of an active alarm at the business around 11:17 p.m. Thursday. By the time they arrived, the suspects were gone, but several witnesses were on the scene.

Witnesses said Brian L. Lawson, 35, of Bronston, and Jesse Delay, 30, of Somerset, broke the front door glass to get into the business and took cigarettes from inside.

As the suspects left the scene, their vehicle struck one witness’ vehicle, leaving behind parts of the car at the scene.

“Those parts and a partial registration number were utilized by deputies to later identify the suspect vehicle during the investigation,” a release from the sheriff’s department stated.

Lawson and the vehicle were located at a Cundiff Drive residence, and Lawson was taken into custody because he had a warrant of arrest pending for failure to appear in court. He was charged in the early morning hours of July 24 with third degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking over $500 for his involvement in the Slate Branch BP incident.

Delay was identified and arrested later that morning. He was also charged with third degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking over $500.

In other news from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department:

• Thomas C. Burton, 21, and Christopher A. Romer, 19, both of Science Hill, were arrested on numerous charges Wednesday.

While patrolling the Mt. Zion area early Wednesday, sheriff’s deputies observed a pickup truck leaving the parking lot of a closed business. Further observation revealed the truck did not have its registration plate properly displayed. The driver of the vehicle was also driving erratically.

Deputies stopped the vehicle on Loveless Road, and discovered that the driver, Burton, and the passenger, Romer, were intoxicated and in possession of controlled substances.

Burton was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, possession of a controlled substance 2nd and 3rd degree, driving improperly on the left side of the road, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, license to be in possession, and rear license plate not illuminated.

Romer was charged with public intoxication, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Leah D. Carrender, 43, of Monticello, Ky., was arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine on Wednesday. Carrender was one of several individuals recently indicted by a Pulaski County grand jury after an investigation into illegal drug activity in the county.

• Bradley K. Pottorff, 21, of Louisville, Ky., was arrested and charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and prescription controlled substance not in original container after he was pulled over for driving erratically on South U.S. 27 on Sunday. During the course of the roadside interview, deputies discovered that Pottorff, the passenger in the vehicle, was in possession of Hydrocodone pills.

• Tina L. Jones, 45, of Somerset, was arrested and charged on two indictment charges last Saturday. Authorities say Jones sold Methadone during an undercover investigation in May of this year, and that she was in possession of Hydrocodone pills with the intent to sell, distribute or transfer the drug earlier this month.

• Bennie Lee Hensley, 24, of Somerset, was arrested and charged with burglary and theft by unlawful taking under $300 after an investigation revealed that Hensley broke into an office at Oak Hill Baptist Church in June and stole money.

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