Two Arrested In Truck Stop Burglary

The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department recovered tires, rims and other big truck parts valued at thousands of dollars. The items were stolen from the Tillatoba Truck Stop.

TILLATOBA – Two Yalobusha County men were charged with burglary and grand larceny after allegedly stealing tires, rims and other truck parts valued at thousands of dollars from the Tillatoba Truck Stop.
Sheriff Mark D. Fulco reported Joshua Young, who lives on CR 211 between Coffeeville and Oakland, and Nicholas Duell Hardy, who lives in Tillatoba, were charged a day after the burglary was reported on October 8. Fulco said the business owner contacted authorities when he noticed the items were missing from an 18-wheeler trailer used for storage at the business. Fulco praised the team work from deputies, explaining that within hours of the call the suspects had been identified and stolen property located.
Deputy Brent Anderson was among the first deputies on the scene   and immediately started checking with contacts in the area for leads.  Captain Thomas West, Major Jermaine and K9 deputy Taylor Byford also assisted in the investigation.
“Within an hour I had leads on this case,” Anderson told the Herald, explaining that he reached out to a lot of people who lived in the area for tips.
He learned that the rims had been sold to a tire shop in neighboring Grenada County.
When Anderson arrived at the business to recover the items, his next tip came from a customer who reported he knew someone who had purchased 20 big truck tires. This tip led to a second Grenada County business, where the stolen tires were recovered.
“Both business owners were very cooperative, they had been told different stories from our suspect who sold the stolen property,” Anderson added.
Other items including filters, wheel bearings and miscellaneous parts  were discovered at Young’s residence as the investigation continued. He also said that Young and Hardy were booked in the Yalobusha County Detention Center on October 8.
Anderson added that the truck stop owner estimated the value of the stolen items was tens of thousands of dollars.
“We are in the process of getting all of the stolen items back to the business owner,” Anderson added. “He was very pleased, he never thought he would get it back.”
Other law enforcement activity in October reported by the sheriff includes:
• On Tuesday night, October 6, deputies assisted officers at the Oakland Police Department, who responded to a report of attempted burglary. Fulco reported a male suspect fled from Oakland officers. When deputies arrived they helped secure a perimeter which led to the arrest of Reginald Eggleston following a foot chase. Eggleston was charged with attempted burglary.
• A Yalobusha County woman and her five year old son were attacked in their yard by a neighbor’s Rottweiler that had gotten free from the pen on October 8. Both victims went to the hospital for treatment. The adult victim sustained multiple injuries including  a broken arm and puncture wounds to her arms and side. Her son had puncture wounds on his arm.
• On Friday, October 9, Terry Henley and Karra Keener were arrested in Desoto County on warrants of conspiracy and strong armed robbery. Sheriff Fulco reported the warrants had been issued following a reported robbery on Sept. 22 at the Water Valley Boat Ramp parking area.
• On Saturday morning, October 10,  deputies were dispatched to a domestic disturbance on County Road 605 around 2:30 a.m. Deputies found a female and her three year-old son had been assaulted. The victim reported her boyfriend, Austin Redwine, was responsible for the attack. Redwine was not on the scene when deputies arrived.
Charges were filed on Monday, October 12, and the warrant was faxed to the Panola County Sheriff’s Department. Redwine turned himself in to the Yalobusha County Detention Center later that day and was charged with aggravated domestic and felony child abuse.
• On Sunday night, October 11, deputies responded to a domestic incident on County Road 227 near Coffeeville. Upon arrival they learned that Richard Crump had allegedly assaulted two young kids and another family member following an argument. Crump was arrested at the scene and transported to the Yalobusha County Detention Center where he was charged with three counts of aggravated domestic.