Vicksburg man grabbed at scene of armed robbery

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 1, 2009

A Vicksburg man was arrested at the scene of a reported armed robbery late Monday after two residents locked themselves in a bedroom and reported a break-in.

Timothy Ross, 32, 1103 Jefferson St. Apartment 2, was arrested by Warren County deputies outside the home on Sally Willis Road minutes after two women called from the bedroom to report a burglary in progress, Sheriff Martin Pace said.

After the call to 911 was made, the man, who was in another part of the house, entered the bedroom and attempted to use the 40-caliber handgun he was carrying to force the women to hand over money,  Pace said.

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The suspect fled without getting any money, Pace said, and was arrested in the yard as deputies arrived. The gun also was found in the yard, the sheriff said.

Pace said Ross told officers he was at the home to collect on a loan made earlier to one of the women.

Ross was being held in the Warren County Jail without bond this morning.

City woman arrested for malicious mischief

A Vicksburg woman was released from Warren County Jail on $2,500 bond Monday after surrendering at Vicksburg police headquarters earlier that day on a felony malicious mischief charge.

Tammy Stewart, 26, 2727 Alcorn Drive, Apartment 72, was not home when police tried to arrest her on Nov. 24 for causing $2,380 in damages to a 2007 Honda Accord in the 200 block of Lovers Lane a week earlier, Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart said.

Stewart turned herself in at 3:15 p.m. after hearing that police had a warrant for her, Bobby Stewart said.

Cash, electronics hot in city thefts

Electronics and money were reported missing in Vicksburg Monday, police Lt. Bobby Stewart said.

A Motorola RAZR phone valued at $150 and about $25 were reported stolen from a home in the 100 block of Waltersville Street at 8:42 p.m.

A Pioneer CD radio valued at $300 was reported stolen from a 1993 Ford Explorer in the 4100 block of North Washington Street at 1:05 p.m.

Stolen trailer found in Edwards in 5 hours

A car-hauler trailer reported stolen at about 1 p.m. Monday in Warren County was recovered five hours later on a vacant lot in Edwards.

Sheriff Martin Pace said the trailer, reported stolen from the 800 block of U.S. 80, was valued at $2,200. He said Edwards police assisted Warren County in the recovery on Mount Moriah Road.

No arrests were made.