Thursday, January 26, 2017

Carthage Police arrest suspect on burglary, meth charges

(From the Carthage Police Department)

On 01/22/2017 a burglary report was taken at Leggett & Platt 131 Zapletal Way. A building was broke into and items stolen. A credit card stolen during the burglary was used by the suspect to purchase several thousand dollars’ worth of items. Leads in the case lead detectives to arrest 46 year old Douglas Eugene Stafford. Most of the stolen items were recovered.

Douglas was charged with Burglary 2nd degree, Stealing-Felony, Fraudulent Use of a Credit/Debit Device-Felony, and Possession of a Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine. He is being held in the Jasper County Jail on a $10,000 cash only bond.

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