Investigation by the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of a suspect in three burglaries that were in the area of Bates Pike and Orr Road on Saturday.

Deputies initially responded to a call from the owner of Flowers Transmission on Bates Pike that a man in camouflage clothing had attempted to enter his business. While searching for the suspect who fled on foot, property owners alerted deputies of additional burglaries to outbuildings at 210 and 230 Orr Road.

As the search continued BCSO patrol deputies located a vehicle that was seen going through the area at slow speeds. At a traffic stop the driver was identified as Jeanie Joline Duncan, age 35. Further investigation revealed the suspect in the burglaries, Stephen Drew Ingram, age 27, was let out of the vehicle near Bates Pike.

Stephen Drew Ingram

Ingram was later found and arrested on three counts of burglary. Duncan faces charges of conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to commit theft over $500, and possession of burglary tools.

Detectives also charged both suspects with one count of false reports for making false statements during interviews at the Judicial Center that hindered the progress of the investigation.

Jeanie Jolene Duncan

Ingram has been denied bond. He was arrested in November by the BCSO after a homeowner on Candies Creek Ridge Road returned to a burglary-in-progress. Based on the homeowner’s description of the suspect and vehicle, Ingram was developed as a suspect and was arrested.

Investigators later added two more counts of aggravated burglary stemming from ongoing investigations on Old Powerline Lane and White Oak Road.

Ingram was on bond for those cases when he was taken into custody over the weekend.

BCSO Capt. Steve Lawson commended members of the Patrol and Criminal Investigations Divisions for their hard work identifying and arresting a suspect and clearing three new cases.