A Union City man was arrested during a burglary in progress near Wingo. Arrested along with him was a Wingo man.
Arrested from Union City was Andrew Dailey, while arrested from Wingo was David Carter.
At approximately 4:50AM Friday, Graves Sheriff’s deputies were advised of a possible burglary in progress at a location on Ky Hwy 339 West, just west of Intestate 69 near the Wingo community.
Deputies working the midnight shift arrived to find a pickup truck parked at the location in question, at an unoccupied home with outbuildings.
Deputies initially located one man, 37-year-old Andrew F. Dailey in the back yard and detained him. Dailey told deputies that he was alone and that there was no one with him.
Items had been removed from an outbuilding that was about to be loaded into the pickup truck. Inside the outbuilding, deputies located another man attempting to hide, that was holding an axe and a flashlight. After being instructed to drop the axe, this suspect was taken into custody as well. He was identified as being 55-year-old David C. Carter.
The investigation revealed that the two men had driven to this location and had broken into a building by a residence and we in the process of stealing items when they were interrupted and apprehended by deputies.
Arrested: Dailey, Andrew F. age 37 of Union City, Tn
Charges: Burglary, Possession of Burglary Tools, Criminal Trespass, and Criminal Mischief.
Arrested: Carter, David C. age 55 of Wingo, Ky
Charges: Burglary, Possession of Burglary Tools, Criminal Trespass, Criminal Mischief.
Both suspects were transported to out of county detention centers. The investigation is continuing by Deputy Tyler Crane, and Deputy Austin Ramage.