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Burglary in progress nets 1 arrest

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Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office:

VAN ZANDT (KYTX) - On Tuesday July 3, 2012, the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded quickly to the scene of a Burglary in Progress on FM 1395 in Wills Point.

The home owner arrived at his residence to find a gray step side Ford F-150 truck quickly pulling out of his driveway and heading towards FM 47. As the home owner approached his residence he observed a white male, crawl out of his bedroom window and began to flee the scene on foot. The home owner chased the subject on foot but lost him.

Deputies arrived on the scene and checked the area where the suspect was last seen. Deputies located the suspect north of the residence hiding in the brush.

The suspect was identified as Tony Allen Lemmon white male, 37-years-old from Wills Point. He was taken into custody and booked in on a charge of Felony Burglary of Habitation with a $20,000 bond.

The second suspect who fled the scene in the truck was identified as Jeffery D. Littrell a white male who is still at large.

If you have any information that would assist the Sheriff's Office with apprehending the other suspect, please contact the Sheriff's Office or Crime Stoppers.

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