Store video leads to the arrests of two area men
Ranger – Two local men are suspected in a Feb. 21 break-in at a warehouse used by Bill & Ogres Games.
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The break-in occurred at about 6:30 a.m. at a warehouse off of Bell Hill Road, at the former location of King’s Leathercraft. The break-in was captured on video surveillance.
The video showed two men breaking the front glass door and entering the warehouse. The men stole numerous items including Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and other similar trading cards.
Later that day, a Cherokee County sheriff’s deputy spotted a vehicle matching the suspect vehicle shown in the video. The deputy stopped the vehicle and allegedly found some of the stolen items in the vehicle.
William Travis Collins, 37, of Marble, and William Caseldine, 44, of Murphy, were arrested and charged with breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, possession of stolen goods and injury to real property.
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Collins was later released after posting a $2,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Cherokee County District Court on Thursday.
Caseldine was later released after posting a $2,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Cherokee County District Court on Thursday, March 21.