An ongoing investigation into a series of break-ins and property thefts has led to an arrest.
Paragould police officers have arrested Johnny Gene Rodgers, 39, of Lake City, on charges of two counts of breaking or entering and one count of theft of property valued between $1,000 and $5,000. Both are Class D felonies; Rodgers also faces misdemeanor charges.
According to a probable cause affidavit sworn by Detective Sgt. Robert Sexton of the departmentâs Criminal Investigation Division, the arrest took place Jan. 23 after officers had responded to a report of a suspicious person at Arkansas Autorama Salvage and Sales. The business had been the scene of several break-ins and thefts of auto parts during December 2020 and January 2021, according to Sextonâs affidavit.