3 in Port Gibson face burglary charges

Published 12:45 am Saturday, February 4, 2012

Three Port Gibson men face three counts of burglary in thefts at the Farmers Cooperative on U.S. 61 in Port Gibson, Claiborne County Sheriff Marvin Lucas said.

Lucas said Alonzo Pendleton, 49, no address listed, and Carius Hill, 25, and Andrew Wilson, 31, both of Tillman Road, were arrested Thursday night. He said the three are accused of breaking into the Farmers Cooperative Thursday night and on Dec. 6 and 21. He said they were being held without bond in the Claiborne County Jail pending an initial appearance.

He said dog food, Husqvarna chain saws and several rolls of barbed wire were reported stolen. The sheriff said other charges might be pending in the case.

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