Putnam County detectives say a burglary ring that has allegedly been operating for the past several years has a connection to four repeat offenders charged two weeks ago in a string of four-wheeler thefts.
Last week, Sheriff Howard Sills announced the arrest of four men in connection with a number of burglaries over the last few years. One of the burglary suspects, Anthony Daniels, 53, of Eatonton, allegedly has ties to Antwan Williams, who was arrested early last month after an investigation into a string of thefts of four-wheelers, said detectives Monday.
According to detectives, Daniels and Williams were known fences in the area and were connected by illegal drug activity.
Daniels does not own a car, and deputies said that is where Robert Brent Wooten, 42, of Eatonton came in. Wooten was arrested last week along with Daniels in connection with the burglary ring. According to investigators, Daniels and Wooten would break into houses together.
The investigation into the burglary ring started with information gathered during the four-wheeler surveillance, but detectives could not work both cases at the same time. Once arrests were made in the four-wheeler thefts, they focused their attention on the burglaries.
“There were hundreds of hours of surveillance on these subjects, and we couldn't split our resources to work both cases at the same time,” Detective Chris Harper said.
Detectives have confessions from both Daniels and Wooten, as well as information from Williams on the cases.
Sills said there are more cases involved and possibly one other suspect who still has to be questioned.
