According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, Sevier Co. Sheriffs SCSD Detectives have arrested a Cocke Co man in connection with a string of rental cabin burglaries in Sevier County.

Jacob Andrew Reed, Age 23 of Parrottsville, Tn was charged with 31 counts of aggravated Burglary by SCSD Detective Stephanie McClure after he was connected to several cabin burglaries after an investigation by SCSD Criminal Investigation Division. Reed was apprehended on Thursday Oct. 25th 2007 after being sighted at a burglary in progress in the Cartertown Rd area.

Gatlinburg Police Dept. stopped Reed in a vehicle as he was fleeing the scene and he was charged at that time by GPD for burglary related charges and booked into jail.

Detective McClure was able to tie Reed to 31 burglaries that had occurred over the past couple of months where flat screen LCD TV's were taken from rental cabins.

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