Updated: January 3, 2018


THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT TWO SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO MULTIPLE VEHICLE BURGLARIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON THE EAST SIDE OF LAWRENCE COUNTY.  AREAS INVOLVED INCLUDE QUAIL DRIVE, ASHLEY COURT, OAKS FORK ROAD, WESLEY CHAPEL ROAD, BISHOP ROAD, MICHAEL CIRCLE AND WESLEY CHAPEL RAOD.  THE BURGLARIES BEGAN AROUND THE END OF NOVEMBER AND INTO DECEMBER WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE INCIDENTS BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR.  INVESTIGATORS DEVELOPED SUSPECTS AND WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN ENOUGH EVIDENCE LINKING THEM TO ALL VEHICLE BURGLARIES IN THE AREA.  JAMES WILLIAM MOORE, 20, OF LAWRENCEBURG AND BRADY LEE ATWELL, 19, OF LAWRENCEBURG, WERE ARRESTED ON THREE COUNTS OF BURGLARY AND TWO COUNTS OF THEFT EACH.  MOORE AND ATWELL WILL FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES INCLUDING TWO COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED BURGLARY, ELEVEN COUNTS OF BURGLARY, AND ELEVEN COUNTS OF THEFTS.  BOTH ARE BEING HELD AT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER UNDER A 32,000 BOND.  INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER CONTINUES AND MORE ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED.