Columbia males accused of stealing four-wheeler from Augusta Highway enterprise

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) – Two Columbia males are being charged with grand larceny, second-degree housebreaking, and prison conspiracy, in accordance with arrest warrants.

Officers say 47-year-old Ernest Michael Bell and 29-year-old Zannie Rashod Phillips have been caught on digital camera stealing a four-wheeler at an Augusta Highway enterprise.

“After reviewing safety cam video, property crimes investigators concluded Bell and Phillips minimize a fence at a enterprise within the 4400 block of Augusta Highway final week and stole a four-wheeler,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon stated. “The worth of the all-terrain automobile is greater than $6,000.”

Detectives have confirmed Philips because the suspect who drove via the entrance gate of a enterprise in a stolen truck and brought about greater than $10,000 in injury.

Philips can be accused of stealing two automobiles and a trailer close to Pink Financial institution, he’s additionally being charged with these thefts.

Bell and Phillips are presently being held within the Lexington County Detention Middle.

“Detectives proceed to work open instances through which Phillips has been charged, together with thefts at faculties, storage amenities, and a church,” Koon stated.

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