Published: December 19, 2018

A MAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A RASH OF RECENT BURGLARIES HAS BEEN ARRESTED.  ACCORDING TO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, GEORGE MICHAEL BENNETT WAS APPREHENDED DURING A RAID OF AN ABANDONED TRAILER NEAR THE LAWRENCE-LEWIS COUNTY LINE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  BENNETT IS A SUSPECT IN RECENT BURGLARIES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY INCLUDING ONE THAT  OCCURRED ON HENRYVILLE ROAD IN WHICH OVER 70,000 DOLLARS OF PROPERTY WAS TAKEN.  DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO APPROACH BENNETT LATE SATURDAY AT A RESIDENCE ON MOUNT JOY ROAD HOWEVER HE FLED INTO NEARBY WOODS ON FOOT.  LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF JOHN MYERS INDICATES BENNETT'S ARREST CAME WITH HIS AGENCY WORKING WITH THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL AND USING THE DEPARTMENT'S HELICOPTER.  BENNETT WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND BOOKED INTO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY JAIL ON A HOST OF CHARGES AND IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND.