A 31-year-old Centralia man has been formally charged in Marion County Court Thursday on burglary and misdemeanor theft as area police department investigates a number of recent burglaries.
Stephen Bryant of North Cherry was among three men that were stopped when riding bicycles down the driveway of a vacant home with a kicked-in garage door in the 700 block of Country Club Road. The three reportedly were wearing hoodies and trying to conceal their identity. Police say miscellaneous burglary tools were reportedly found in their possession.
Bryant was also reportedly found in possession of a speaker that was taken from a home construction site on Meadow Lane just outside of Centralia. An air compressor taken from that site was allegedly found inside the garage.
A second person who was initially arrested for possession of burglary tools has now been released from the Marion County Jail pending further investigation. The third person was released following questioning.
Whritenour says the information has been developed that the group may be responsible for other burglaries in the past few weeks as well with the investigation ongoing.
