YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) – Two people were arrested on Friday following a breaking and entering incident on Old Williamsburg Road.
According to officials, Deputy Sheriff Phillip Lake was dispatched to the 100 block of Old Williamsburg Road at 11:45 p.m., after a homeowner claimed to see two suspicious individuals on her property.
Deputy Sheriff Lake arrived to the scene and was able to quickly detain 52-year-old Jonathan Wayne Bolton. Deputies Sean O’Brien and Cody Seals located the second suspect, 60-year-old Karen Emily Canniff, in the attic area of the house.
Both suspects were then arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of burglary tools and possession of schedule I or II drugs.
Bolton and Canniff were also found to be wanted in additional jurisdictions for the following charges:
- Bolton:
- Wanted out of King and Queen County: Burglary, grand larceny and destruction of property
- Canniff:
- Wanted out of Newport News: 10 counts of burglary, two larceny offenses and two charges of obtaining money by false pretense
- Wanted out of King and Queen County: Burglary, grand larceny and destruction of property
Bolton and Canniff are both currently being held at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.
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