According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, a pair from New Jersey has been arrested and charged in connection with several burglaries in the Cedar Bluff area. 

Steven Franks and Necole Wood, both 31, are being held in the Cherokee County Detention Center on five counts of third degree burglary and on three counts of second degree theft of property.

Deputy Tyler Perea began looking for the pair back on April 15th when he received a report of two burglaries on County Road 194.

Residents around the area witnessed the couple running out of a house and they gave chase

Deputies and officers of the Cedar Bluff, Centre, and Leesburg Police Departments arrived,  and they searched the woods for the suspects late into the night.  On Sunday, April 17th, the residents of that area called the Sheriff’s Office to report a sighting of the couple, and within a very short period of time, Corporal Gene Knowles and Deputy Daniel Money had the pair in custody.

  The follow-up investigation conducted by Chief Investigators Josh Summerford and Tony Monroy led to the discovery of three additional burglaries – and the recovery of a significant amount of stolen property.