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Etowah County Sheriff's Office
Monday April 13th, 2015 :: 01:56 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Burglary Arrests

(Etowah County, Alabama) Two men were arrested and charged in connection to a burglary and theft of property, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

“Bennett Lee Wesson, 26, Attalla, is charged with one count of third degree burglary, which is a felony,” investigator Robin Grant said. “Christopher George Salster, 44, Gadsden, is charged with one count of second degree receiving stolen property, also a felony.”

Wesson and Salster allegedly broke into a storage building, in November 2014, located behind a residence on Vickey Lane, Boaz. The victim noticed the burglary and reported it to the Sheriff’s Office in January 2015. Several firearms and a violin were reported stolen.

During the course of the investigation, investigator Grant recovered the antique violin in a local pawn shop. The violin, valued at approximately $600, was returned to the rightful owner.

Wesson is being detained in the Etowah County Detention Center on $2,500 bond. Salster was booked into the detention center and later released on $2,500 bond.
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