Early this morning Cpl. R.L. Talley II was dispatched to an alarm at the Crab Orchard Animal Clinic. When he arrived he discovered an individual later identified as Lonnie Gene Woodrum dressed in camouflage and wearing a ski mask near the building. Upon seeing Cpl. Talley Woodrum fled the scene on foot. Cpl. Talley pursued and eventually caught Woodrum. Upon further investigation, Cpl. Talley found a guitar in the same area he initially saw Woordrum. Woodrum was transported to RCSO headquarters. The recovered guitar had a name and phone number attached, and it was later discovered the guitar came from Bible Weslyan Church. Sgt. W.R. Killen responded to the church and located the entry point and also the theft of money from the church offering plates. Woodrum is charged with Attempt to Commit a Felony (breaking and entering), fleeing on foot, Breaking and Entering and Larceny.
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