Burglary Arrest In Spalding

On Wednesday May 19th, marked units from the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary in progress at a residence on Yamacraw Road. 

Hannah Sikes

Sheriff Darrell Dix, “The homeowner, who was away from home, was alerted when the security cameras at her residence detected motion. The system sent pictures to her phone and when she saw the 2 suspects in the pictures she immediately called the Spalding County 911 Center. As units arrived on scene they began to set up a perimeter to try to contain the suspects. We deployed one of our HAWK drones along with one of our K-9 units in the area to begin a ground search. At the same time, we were able to distribute photos of the suspects that had been provided to us by the homeowner on social media.” 

“Shortly after the photos hit social media, we received a tip that the female suspect in the picture was Hannah Sikes (W/F 29 years of age) and that she lived at an unknown address on Tomochichi Road. Based on that information and in-house records searches, Investigators were able to obtain information that linked the suspect to the address of 753 Tomochichi Road. When investigators and uniform deputies arrived at the residence they located Sikes and the male suspect from the photos and identified him as Lonnie Harper (W/M 39 years of age). They recovered the clothes that they were wearing in the pictures.” 

Lonnie Harper

“Both were taken into custody and are currently being housed in the Spalding County Jail. They have been charged with burglary and are awaiting their first appearance hearing.” 

“These arrests were made possible by the camera system the homeowner used that gave her the ability to quickly notify us that someone was at her residence then forward us very clear pictures of the suspects. This allowed us to get marked units and investigators on scene and in the area quickly, and accurate information out to the public via social media. These facts, coupled with citizens and deputies working together led to the tip that resulted in the arrest of both suspects. Great work by everyone involved.” 

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