2 IL men accused of breaking into vehicles in McCracken County, KY

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Two Illinois men were arrested after sheriff’s deputies say they broke into two vehicles at an apartment complex in McCracken County, Kentucky.

Randy Powell, 18, of Golconda, Ill. and Chanton Lee, 19, of Elizabethtown, Ill. are accused of breaking into two vehicles at the Timber Village Apartments located on New Holt Road.

A McCracken County citizen notified the owners of the vehicles. They contacted the sheriff’s office for assistance.

Before deputies arrived, one suspect left the scene on foot when he was confronted by one of the owners of the vehicles.

The other suspect was detained by the deputies in the parking lot area.

Deputies patrolled the area trying to found the suspect who ran away. He was found by the deputies walking near the area on New Holt Road.

Both suspects were dropped off in the area to unlawfully gain access to unlocked vehicles looking for money, according to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office.

Powell and Lee were arrested and taken to the McCracken County Jail.