A man was arrested today in connection with the burglary of his next-door neighbor’s home, officials said.
Steven Harvey was charged with aggravated burglary and theft of property and taken to the Hamilton County Jail, said Janice Atkinson, spokeswoman for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Earlier today, sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary call at 13020 McGill Road. The victim told deputies that he had left his home for about 30 minutes and, when he returned, he noticed a rifle and a pistol were missing, Atkinson said.
He also said his daughter and granddaughter were both asleep in the home while he was gone.
In their investigation, detectives were told that Harvey was seen leaving the burglarized home with the missing weapons., Atkinson said.