McCaysville Police Department Sergeant Brian Collis thought it was suspicious when he saw a man and a woman pushing bicycles shortly before 6 a.m. on August 10 in a thick fog.
Collis’ report said he spotted the pair headed south on Blue Ridge Drive as he was ending his shift.
His suspicions resulted in the arrest of two suspects on burglary and various drug charges.
Collis said as he continued home in his personal vehicle he saw the male subject. but did not see the female subject. He pulled into the Anytime Fitness parking lot and watched as the male subject pushed his bicycle up the driveway at 561 Blue Ridge Drive.
Collis knew the property had been sold and was awaiting demolition.
He walked up the driveway and noticed the door to the residence standing open. He called Officer Philip Newberry to come to help him clear the house.
After clearing the house, and finding no one inside, Collis noticed a storage building in back of the house, which turned out to be locked. He thought he heard movement inside, but no one would unlock the door on his commands.
McCaysville Police Chief Mike Earley and Detective Cory Collogan were called, and Collogan obtained a search warrant for the building.
The four approached the building and after several minutes of knocking, Robert Nicholas Warbington and Amanda Hooper exited the building.
According to official reports, Warbington, 33, of 1425 Kelly Drive in Blue Ridge, and Hooper, 38, of 243 West Tennessee Avenue, Copperhill, were both charged with burglary in the second degree, possession of drug related objects, possession of firearm or knife during the commission or attempt to commit certain crimes, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of schedule IV drugs.
As of Friday, August 20, both suspects were still being held in the Fannin County Adult Detention Center, Collogan said.