Saturday, June 18, 2011

Skipperville men charged in Clio Drug break-ins

Two arrests have been made in connection with the April 7 burglary of Clio Drug Company in downtown Clio, according to Clio police chief Richard Johnson.
Jonathan Watson, 38, of County Road 64 in Skipperville and Ronald Blackman, 32, of 3143 County Road 57 in Skipperville were arrested Friday, June 3. Watson was charged with criminal mischief, burglary third degree and theft of property second degree, a felony. Watson was arrested at his residence.
Blackman was charged with receiving stolen property second degree. At the time he was in the Coffee County Jail, having been placed there following his arrest and charge of burglary in connection with the May 26 burglary of Center Drug in Enterprise.
The Dale County Sheriff’s Department and the Wiregrass Violent Crime Drug Task Force made the arrests, according to Johnson.
Clio Drug experienced break-ins twice during the month of April. The first break-in occurred April 7 around 2:30 a.m., according to Johnson. The second break-in occurred around 4 a.m. on April 23. During both incidents, the store’s front glass was shattered. Johnson estimated these damages at approximately $350. Pain medications oxycodone and lorcet were also taken from the store.




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