Crime & Safety

Oconee County Deputies Make Arrest in Burglary Case

A television and power tools reported stolen from a home on Watson Springs Road Tuesday were recovered in Madison County. An arrest isn't a conviction.

Oconee County Sheriff's investigators have charged a Watkinsville man with the Tuesday burglary of a Watson Springs Road home.

Sometime between 7:35 a.m. and 5:10 p.m., a 42-inch flatscreen television was taken from the house and an air compressor, a nail gun kit and a backpack blower were removed from a storage building area.  The items are worth about $1,600. According to the incident report, there were no signs of forced entry.

Investigators processed the scene and later recovered the stolen property at a location in Madison County.

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Around 9 p.m., Billy Joe Hanley, 33, of Moreland Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Jail on a burglary charge. 

Additional details surrounding the arrest weren't released.  The investigation continues.

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