A suspect in burglaries at nine homes in Bradley County has been hit with 20 additional charges, officials say.
Robert Gene Rogers, who was initially charged with only one count of burglary and theft, was indicted this week by a Bradley County grand jury on 20 counts of aggravated burglary and theft, said Bradley County Sheriff’s office spokesman Bob Gault.
Mr. Rogers was arrested back in November, along with his nephew Zachery Dockery and a 16-year-old juvenile, when deputies responded to a burglary in progress on Old Parksville Trail, Mr. Gault said.
Mr. Dockery was taken into custody, but Mr. Rogers and the juvenile were re-arrested Monday after additional investigation, he said.
In most of the burglaries, the primary item taken was jewelry, he said.