A former Town of Woodbury employee recently was charged with Aggravated Burglary, Theft over $1000, and criminal trespass. According to police reports 31 year old Jeremy Cope of Gassaway Road was arrested and charged with the various offenses after a in-depth investigation handled by the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s Investigator Anthony Young answered a call at Dr. Billy Walker’s residence on Walker Lane. Mr. Walker stated that Mr. Cope and Mr Dustin Mayo was at his residence to ask permission if they could go hunting on his property. Mr. Walker denied permission but stated that the men could hunt on his property on Seals Hollow Road provided they pay the property taxes on the property there. Mr. Walker then left but said he would be in contact with Cope to find out what his answer was. When Cope returned he told Mr. Walker that he noticed that the back door to his garage was all broken in. Mr Walker went through the area and found out all his guns were stolen. Later the next day, Mr. Jessie James Ingram of Hayes Street reported that Cope and Mayo had stopped by and said they had several guns for sale. After interviewing Mr. Ingram, Investigator Young then interviewed Mayo’s girlfriend Tiffany Scott. Scott then stated during the interview that Mayo told her that he and Cope went back to the residence after being denied permission to hunt on the Walker property, broke in and stole the guns. Mayo was also charged with aggravated burglary, theft over $1000 and criminal trespass. They are set to appear before Cannon County General Sessions Court on Tuesday January 8th
