On Tuesday morning February 8, 2022 at 8:42 a.m., Deputies responded to a ‘Suspicious Person’ call at Pollard Ave. and Melrose Dr., Burlington. On arrival, Deputies began talking with the subject. While on scene, a call was received that a witness saw a person at Zion Church, 2262 Burch Bridge Rd., Burlington, N.C. and that damage to wiring and a cut gas line had been discovered.
Additional Deputies arrived at the nearby Church where the witness stated that a male subject wearing a red hoodie, gray jeans, black cap with a bookbag, was walking around the Church and appeared to be tampering with the power meter. The description matched that of the person Deputies were speaking with at Pollard Ave. and Melrose Dr. The subject was identified as Robert Edward Jeffers.
With a statement from the witness and discovery of evidence, Mr. Jeffers was arrested and taken to the Alamance County Detention Center.
Damage to the gas line and electrical wires was estimated to be $5,000.
Name: Robert Edward Jeffers B/M/36
Address: 919 E. Haggard Ave., Elon, N.C.
Charge(s): 1ct. Felony Injury to Property to Obtain Nonferrous Metals (copper)
1ct. Misdemeanor to Building/Church by Cutting Copper Gas Line
Bond: $5,000 secure
