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ON 04-14-2008, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A THEFT IN PROGRESS CALL IN THE AREA OF BAY BRANCH ROAD, SOUTH OF ANDALUSIA. A SHORT TIME LATER, A VEHICLE WAS LOCATED AND AT LEAST ONE SUSPECT WAS IDENTIFIED. INVESTIGATORS HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE THEFT. A CCSO INVESTIGATOR WITNESSED TWO SUSPECTS ATTEMPTING TO FLEE ON FOOT AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE SHERIFF'S RESERVE AND SHERIFF'S POSSE BOTH RESPONDED TO THE AREA. ANDALUSIA POLICE INVESTIGATORS, DRUG TASK FORCE AGENTS, AND ALABAMA PROBATION OFFICERS ASSISTED IN THE SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECTS. SHERIFF'S POSSE MEMBER CHAD CLARK WITH HIS BLOODHOUND, TRACKER, ARRIVED ON SCENE AND STARTED A TRACK. SHERIFF MEEKS WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE A SMALL CESSNA AIRPLANE OWNED BY DONALD BARTON AND FLOWN BY VOLUNTEER PILOT LEE REAVES TO MONITOR THE MAN HUNT FROM THE AIR. WITH THE AID OF POSSE MEMBER CHAD CLARK AND TRACKER, RESERVE MEMBER MIKE WAMBLES LOCATED ONE OF THE SUSPECTS, JOHN CALEB CALLAHAM AND TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. A SHORT TIME AFTER THAT, RESERVE MEMBER GREG PALMER AND POSSE MEMBER CHAD CLARK LOCATED THE SECOND SUSPECT, JEREMY SHELDON AND TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. BOTH SUSPECTS WERE TAKEN TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHERE THEY WERE INTERVIEWED. BOTH MEN HAVE A HISTORY OF THEFT CHARGES. CALLAHAM WAS OUT ON BOND ON A THEFT CHARGE AND SHELDON IS AN ALABAMA PROBATIONER AFTER HAVING BEEN RELEASED RECENTLY FROM PRISON ON THEFT CHARGES. JEREMY SHELDON, 23, OF RED LEVEL, IS CHARGED WITH THEFT OF PROPERTY 1ST DEGREE (FELONY) AND CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2ND DEGREE (MISDEMEANOR) WHICH HAVE A TOTAL BOND OF $23,000. HE IS BEING HELD THOUGH ON A VIOLATION OF PROBATION CHARGE. JOHN CALEB CALLAHAM, 20, OF DOZIER, IS CHARGED WITH THEFT OF PROPERTY 1ST DEGREE AND CRIMINAL TRESPASS 2ND DEGREE WHICH HAVE A TOTAL BOND OF $23,000. THIS IS THE SECOND MANHUNT IN THREE WEEKS THAT IS THEFT RELATED.

                                                       JEREMY SHELDON

                                                    JOHN DAVID CALLAHAM