Sheriff deputies making contact with some local people as a way of helping out their fellow deputies in another county discovered a stash of stolen property. Wilkes resident Jeremy Lee Ebersole was arrested in Alleghany county this week while breaking into a house. As part of their investigation, Alleghany county deputies called Wilkes county to interview Ebersole's girlfriend, Teresa Harris. Two deputies went to Ebersole's house on old Highway 18, found Harris at the house, and talked with her and a man who was there, Gene Haymond. During their discussion, the two revealed there was quite a stash of stolen property around the house and in several outbuildings.



Based on that information, deputies called a judge to obtain a search warrant. They were granted the right to search, and found a number of items from recent break-ins throughout Wilkes county. They expect to solve several cases as they match the found property to lists of stuff that's been stolen. In addition, deputies noticed a red Nissan pickup parked in a field next to the house, and when they ran its ID number against the national crime database, they found it had been stolen in Kingsport, Tennessee, and matched the description of a vehicle involved in several break-ins in Alleghany county. Deputies there are handling the vehicle now.



Deputies say they expect several charges against Jeremy Ebersole, who remains in custody in Alleghany county.

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