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Photo of Gaddy courtesy of the Pike County Sheriff's Office.
Photo of Buckalew courtesy of the Pike County Sheriff's Office.
WILLIAMSON - On Wednesday afternoon around 4 p.m. deputies from the Pike County Sheriff's Office made a vehicle stop on Hwy. 362 in Williamson near Hutchinson Road. Deputies were investigating a report stolen power tools after receiving a complaint about suspicious activity around new construction at Ashley Glenn Subdivision.
The suspect's vehicle was located and searched. The two occupants were arrested and taken to the Pike County Jail.
35 year old William Buckalew from Williamson was charged with prowling. He is currently on probation.
40 year old Robert Gaddy was charged with possession of methamphetamine which is a felony. He has an outstanding warrant in Spalding County for failure to register as a sex offender.
The theft case remains under investigation.
[Note from the Editor: Special thanks to the person who called me as she drove by this arrest as it was occurring yesterday. Pike County Times is a community newspaper because y'all keep me in the know on what is going on around the county! Thank you!]