Homeowner Interrupts Burglary

Bradley County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a burglary-in-progress on Candies Creek Ridge Road found the suspect as he was fleeing the area and charged him with aggravated burglary and theft.

Just after 1:30 Wednesday afternoon the homeowner returned and saw that a window air conditioner had been moved and someone was in her home. She called 9-1-1 with a description of the suspect and the vehicle he was driving. Deputies responding to the call found a vehicle that matched her description.

Stephen Drew Ingram, 26, of Lee Drive, was arrested and charged after deputies found a digital camera in his possession that was identified by the homeowner.

Bradley County Sheriff's Dept. spokesperson Bob Gault said, "This is the second call in less than two weeks where deputies responded to a homeowner’s 9-1-1 call of a burglary-in-progress and responded quickly enough to apprehend the burglars. On November 6th a resident of Old Parksville Trail struggled with a man in his home and was able to hold him until deputies arrived on the scene."

Further investigation by detectives in that case led to two additional arrests and nine burglaries being solved.