Theft suspects arrested

The following press release has been issued by Towns County Sheriff's Office.  All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

On October 8, 2015, investigators with the Towns County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence in the Upper Hightower Creek community of Towns County.

Sheriff’s investigators recovered a substantial quantity of suspected stolen property.  An investigator with the Clay County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office assisted with the search warrant.  Investigators worked into the early morning hours documenting and transporting the property to the Towns County Sheriff’s Office.  Investigators were also assisted by Towns County Citizen Law Enforcement Academy volunteers as well.  Some of the property has been identified as property taken in several recently reported burglaries in the Upper Hightower Creek community, as well as other locations within Towns County.

Investigators arrested the following suspects in reference to the recovered stolen property:

Robert Edward Brown, age 51 of Murphy, North Carolina 
Charged with 4 Counts of Theft By Receiving Stolen Property

Krystal Tabitha Millsaps, age 26 of Marble, North Carolina
Charged with 4 Counts of Theft By Receiving Stolen Property

Investigators believe that the suspected stolen property could have been taken from several surrounding counties, as well as within Towns County.  The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests and charges are likely.