Greeneville man charged with multiple burglaries

Published 8:55 am Thursday, November 14, 2019

CONTRIBUTED — According to Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal, a Greeneville man was arrested Friday afternoon following a manhunt in the area of Washington College Road.

On November 8, deputies received a residential burglary call on Washington College Road and then another on CC Wright Road where Tyler David Bolton, 26, 904 North Main St., Greeneville, was quickly established as the suspect who was seen fleeing on foot.

Deputies found Bolton at a nearby location on Conklin Road and he was taken into custody at which time he was in possession of items from the area burglaries. A subsequent investigation also revealed that Bolton had broken into another home on Conklin Road and is currently a suspect to another case.

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Bolton was booked into the Detention Center Friday evening. He faces three counts of aggravated burglary, theft of property, unlawful carrying/possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of methamphetamine, Schedule VI drug violations, and simple possession.

He is currently being held on $72,000 bond and is scheduled for appearance in Sessions Court on Monday, Nov. 18, at 1:30 p.m.

The investigation remains on-going and more charges are possible.