Law enforcement officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) recently solved some area burglaries and recovered stolen property.
According to a release from the CCSO, a home on Mountain Road in New Tazewell was burglarized in the early morning hours of Oct. 21. The release states that suspects allegedly entered into a garage on the property and took several items.
Later that morning, Sgt. Eddie Hurley noticed the vehicle that was reported seen in connection with the burglary. The vehicle “had left from Shylocks Pawn Shop where Martin Amburn, 32, had (allegedly) taken some of the stolen property and pawned” the items, states the release.
Hurley initiated a traffic stop and during that stop an additional item identified by the property owner was located inside the suspect’s vehicle, according to the release.
Upon further investigation by CCSO Detectives Tim Shrout, Gary Ruskowski and Anthony Veillon, a portion of the stolen property was located behind a residence in the New Tazewell Mobile Home Park, in which one suspect had been residing for several days. CCSO officers were assisted at that scene by officers with the New Tazewell Police Department.
“After several hours of interviews two additional items were located, hidden underneath a neighboring mobile home where one of the suspects had stayed the night prior,” states the release.
Named as suspects in the burglary in addition to Amburn were James R. Miller, 31, and Clarence E. Painter Jr., 34. All three were arrested and taken to the Claiborne County Jail.
Painter is charged with theft over $1,000, burglary and criminal conspiracy. Miller is charged with theft over $1,000, burglary and criminal conspiracy. Amburn is charged with theft over $1,000.
Miller is also wanted in Virginia, states the release, and others involved have outstanding warrants for their arrest.
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