“Jeremy caught him as he was coming out of Richards',” said Assistant Police Chief Jamie Rogers.

He said Officer West took Jimmy Bryant, 46, of Russell Springs into custody after a caller had alerted police that someone was in the local business.

Rogers said the investigation that followed resulted in the discovery of a knife display case.

“I just started looking for broken glass,” Rogers said. “I looked at the pawn shops and other local stores and found the break-in at Lawless & Smith.”

He said there is evidence in the case that has yet to be publicized, and the investigation into the two break-ins early Sunday morning.

Lawless & Smith True Value Hardware was burglarized early that morning sometime around 3:30. And the break-in at Richards’ Lawn & Garden followed sometime around 5:30.

Bryant who allegedly had store merchandise in his possession when Officer West stopped him, was taken into custody and charged with Burglary 3rd Degree, Theft By Unlawful Taking Over $500 and Criminal Mischief 3rd Degree.  Bryant was back in the Russell County Jail under a $5,000 cash bond, after having been recently released on bond before being arrested Sunday morning.

Previous charges from early January were in connection to a theft at the Russell Springs Save-A-Lot.