2 men, teen arrested in county burglaries

Published 12:03 pm Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Two Warren County men and a teen have been arrested on separate burglary-related charges.

Bert Wilkinson, 23, 1239 Boy Scout Road, was arrested at 1:40 p.m. Monday at the Warren County Sheriff’s Office after going there to inquire about the status of an inmate and was recognized by staff members as having a warrant for his arrest, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.

Wilkinson was charged with burglary of a home in the 200 block of Kirkland Road, where he is accused of taking a .357 Magnum gun, which has been recovered, Pace said.

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Also arrested in the burglary is a 16-year-old, who is being housed in the Warren County Youth Detention Center, Pace said. Wilkinson was held without bond in the Warren County Jail.

Separately, Billy Ray Carter, 21, 102 Newit Vick Drive, was arrested at 11:29 p.m. Sunday after an investigation into a burglary on Aug. 31 of a home in the 5000 block of Mount Alban Road.

In that case, Grady Bishop, 17, 3365 U.S. 61 South, was arrested a week ago and charged with burglary. Bishop was released from the jail on a $2,500 bond.

Carter was charged with accessory after the fact because it is believed he was the designated pickup man for Bishop, Pace said.

Carter was stopped at a safety checkpoint that night, and the pickup was deterred, Pace added. Carter was in the Warren County Jail this morning on a $5,000 bond.