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ZEBULON - Pike County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Bill Whitley this afternoon after receiving a report of him trying to make entry into a residence on Highway 109. He had tried to enter the front door of a residence when he was scared off by an armed homeowner.
After seeing several Facebook posts in regards to Whitley from local citizens, he was identified as the suspect. With the assistance of the Upson County Sheriff's Office he was located driving a Lexus and a traffic stop was conducted on him in Upson County. The vehicle he was driving was determined to have been stolen from another residence on Highway 109. The homeowner was out of town and did not know the vehicle was missing.
Investigators went to the vehicle owner's residence and discovered that he had also burglarized the house and had been living there as the owner was out of town.
He is in the Pike County Jail charged with criminal attempt burglary, burglary, and theft by taking motor vehicle.
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