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Suspects caught in act of burglarizing home in Lonedell
Tri-County Journal
09/27/2006

Two suspects are in custody after a Lonedell man caught them burglarizing a house.

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Franklin County deputies responded to a call about an interrupted burglary at a Lonedell house.

Police said the wife of the homeowner had driven by the house and saw a truck backed up to the porch. The house was unoccupied, police said.

The homeowner and his father-in-law returned to the house and the two suspects tried to flee. The father-in-law, a registered concealed carry permit holder, drew his gun and ordered the two suspects to the ground.

The suspects complied and the father-in-law kept the suspects on the ground until police arrived.

The suspects, a 50-year-old St. Clair man and an 18-year-old Lonedell man, were arrested and later confessed to stealing items from the house.

Their names are being withheld pending issuance of warrants.

— Danette Thompson