On January 29, 2025, deputies responded to both Tolbert and Winters Road in reference to multiple burglaries, entering autos and thefts.  One victim reported the theft of a Polaris RZR valued at approximately $20,000.  Deputies took additional reports of chain saws and landscaping equipment, along with a report of Entering Auto where a Smith and Wesson .38 Special was taken.  The victim of the Polaris RZR followed the tire tracks from his property on Winters Road to another house in the 1100 block of Winters Road.  Deputies obtaining the information contacted the Criminal Investigative Division as well as the Crime Suppression Unit.  A Quick Reaction Force (QRF) consisting of investigators, deputies and CSU members saturated the area and maintained surveillance on these properties. 

Sgt. Jason Bowman took the lead in the investigation and secured two search warrants for properties in the 1100 block Winters Road.  Upon execution of the search warrants, Sgt. Bowman located the Polaris RZR immediately.  Three individuals on scene were placed in custody at this time. Investigators and CSU members continued the search and were able to recover all of the stolen property that had been reported.  The crime scene was photographed and processed for further evidence.

During the search warrant service, a Yamaha Timberwolf ATV was present on the property but did not come back as stolen.  Later that day after all units left the area, that ATV was reported stolen, so deputies went back out to the property and recovered it for the victim. 

Williams Kenneth Shane Hulvey, a 17-year-old W/M out of Rockmart, GA has been charged with two counts of Burglary, four counts of Theft by Taking, four counts of Criminal Trespass, Entering Auto, Loitering/Prowling, and Conspiracy to Commit a Crime.

Brandon Harley James Weaver, a 17-year-old W/M out of Dallas, GA has been charged with two counts of Burglary, four counts of Theft by Taking, four counts of Criminal Trespass, Entering Auto, Loitering/Prowling, and Conspiracy to Commit a Crime.

James Austin Humphries, a 27-year-old W/M out of Rockmart, GA has been charged with Party to a Crime.

“I appreciate the effort of the homeowner who followed the tracks of his stolen ATV, and the deputies who responded quickly and got investigators involved immediately,” stated Sheriff Stacy Williams. “The fast movement on this case resulted in a 100% recovery for the reported stolen property from multiple citizens in the area. Time is of the essence in cases like these, and I could not be prouder of the group effort made by deputies, investigators and our CSU to make arrests and return property to its rightful owners.”