A Clarkridge man, 49-year-old Tommy Raymond Hitt, and 34-year-old Brandon Stuart Cooper of Mountain Home both face the same charges after they were caught in the act of allegedly burglarizing a garage Wednesday. The pair face multiple felony charges and are being held in the Baxter County Detention Center on $75,000 bonds. Hitt also faces a bond revocation from a previous case.
According to the arrest affidavit, Mountain Home Police officers responded to a residential burglary call where the victim said two males broke into his garage and stole an air compressor, along with other items, around 1:00 Wednesday morning. The victim said he tried to catch them, but they fled on foot. The victim noticed other items had been stacked close to the side door.
At approximately 2:30 the same morning he said the pair had returned.
The homeowner confronted them with a baseball bat, struck one of the males a couple of times and struck their vehicle, a red Dodge Caravan parked in the victim’s driveway. The pair attempted to flee. The driver, who was unidentified in the report, drug the other male along a chain link fence leaving him behind to flee on foot.
After looking at potential suspects, the victim was able to positively identify Hitt.
Later that day, an officer noticed a red Dodge Caravan parked behind a Mountain Home residence. Officers found both Hitt and Cooper inside.
Cooper allegedly admitted breaking into the garage twice and stealing a weedeater and other items. The stolen air compressor was found outside the residence, and more stolen items were identified inside the home.
Hitt and Cooper are charged with two counts of felony breaking or entering and felony theft of property.
They are scheduled to appear in Baxter County Circuit Court.
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