MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release                                                                April 24, 2015  

                                 Two Arrested for Burglary

Sheriff Jimmy Harris states as follows:

                Sheriff Jimmy Harris reports that on April 23rd Deputies responded to a burglary call at a place of business on County Road 835 in Fort Payne. When Deputies arrived they found two males being held at gun point by a citizen. The citizen gave a statement that he saw one of the suspects climbing in a rear window of the business, and then saw two males exiting the back door carrying some merchandise. When the owners of the business arrived they confirmed the merchandise to be out of the place of business. Both Aubery Eugene McBride, 62 of Fort Payne and Jason Scott McBride, 38 of Henagar were arrested and charged with Burglary 3rd. Both McBride’s were transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center and awaiting bond.

                Sheriff Harris states “I would like to thank the citizen for being so observant and contacting the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office about this incident. Even though we don’t ever advise a citizen to put their self in danger we are thankful that he did. The deputies were on scene within 7 minutes and were able to make these arrest without incident because of the citizens’ actions.”