A Man from Ohio Arrested in Georgia and Charged with Whitley County Theft

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A man from Ohio, who currently held a Georgia jail, is currently facing multiple charges in Kentucky and several other states. Williamsburg Police Department officials released a statement on Facebook about the case.

According to law enforcement, two vehicles were broken into at Balltown Apartments in Whitley County early Saturday morning. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered that roughly $5,300 worth of items had been stolen.

Police managed to recover the stolen items in Dalton, Georgia during a three-day investigation which involved multiple law enforcement agencies from across state lines.

Also during the investigation, 51-year old Ernest Shackleford was identified as a suspect in the case by police.

Police took Shackleford into custody. He is currently jailed in Georgia. Shackleford is accused of evading police in Tennessee and Georgia along with the theft charges in Whitley County.