Man faces burglary charges after police respond to West Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville man is facing burglary and vandalism charges after police officers responded to a reported home burglary in West Knoxville on Tuesday.
Knoxville Police released on Wednesday that Bryan Keith Cole, 63, is facing two counts of aggravated burglary and two counts of vandalism of up to $1,000 after he was arrested in the area of Calumet Drive.
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Around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Century Court because of a report that someone was attempting to break into houses. According to court records, officers learned that two homes in the area had been broken into. KPD wrote that the suspect, who was later identified as Cole, had used a rock to shatter a door or window before entering the homes.
While officers were on Century Court, there were reports that Cole had been spotted in the backyard of homes in the Noelton Drive area. A general sessions docket stated that officers found Cole behind a fence in a cemetery in the 4700 block of Calumet Drive, and he was taken into custody without incident.
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According to KPD, Cole admitted that he had broken into one of the homes to steal items to support his drug habit. When he was found, court records state that Cole had a silver necklace, a gold necklace and several gold dollar coins but those items may have been taken during a previous burglary.
Cole is also facing charges of aggravated burglary in connection to similar incidents that happened in March on Fairmont Boulevard and Coker Avenue, KPD said. He is expected to appear in court on those charges on May 21.
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