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Two arrested after $7,000 guitar stolen in Bradley County

Freddy Dewayne Ruth, 46, of Caldwell Road, and Adam Russell Creighton, 38, of Springplace Road, have been charged with theft over $1,000.
Freddy Dewayne Ruth, 46, of Caldwell Road, and Adam Russell Creighton, 38, of Springplace Road, have been charged with theft over $1,000. Freddy Dewayne Ruth, 46, of Caldwell Road, and Adam Russell Creighton, 38, of Springplace Road, have been charged with theft over $1,000.

By Staff Report 1 min read

Two people have been arrested in connection to the theft of a guitar valued at $7,000, the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office reports.

The Gibson Jubilee 50th Anniversary guitar was taken from a home on Caldwell Road in October, according to a news release.

Freddy Dewayne Ruth, 46, of Caldwell Road, and Adam Russell Creighton, 38, of Springplace Road, have been charged with theft over $1,000.

Detectives traced the guitar to a music store in Chattanooga where it had been sold for a fraction of its value. The guitar was recovered and has been returned to the owner, the release said.