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 Arrests may end rash of recent thefts web posted March 25, 2008 COUNTY – A recent rash of larcenies and burglaries over the weekend has resulted in the arrest of two men Sunday morning. The arrests came after two white males were spotted in a white truck in the back yard of a Silver Fox Circle home around 3:15 am and the homeowner reported going outside to try to stop the two men as they fled the scene. The men reportedly had been inside an outbuilding on the property. Deputies were able to spot a white truck matching the description a short distance away on Sweetwater Road and turned around to conduct a traffic stop without success. The truck was then spotted at the S&S Truck Stop on Highway 25 at the end of Sweetwater Road. Aiken County Deputies were notified of the situation and also responded to the location. When deputies approached the truck the two white men fled the truck and ran inside the truck stop. Chance Garrett Smith, 20, of Royal Place Drive was found hiding in the bathroom. The second suspect, Eddie Smith, 19, of Murphy Street, was found hiding in the kitchen. The homeowner arrived at the location a short time later and identified the truck and the two men as being the ones he spotted in his yard. Both men were arrested at that time and transported to the Edgefield County Detention Center. During the booking process each man said the other left a small bag of crack cocaine in the patrol car. A small baggie containing what police describe as being consistent with crack cocaine was retrieved from a location in the car as the men described. A custody order for possible charges of trespassing, attempted burglary, and possession of crack cocaine were placed on both men. Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Randy Doran said the pair may face additional charges stemming from another burglary that took place in the early hours of Friday morning when a white male in a white truck was observed pulling up to a storage shed on the 1100 block of Stephens Road and loading items in the truck before fleeing the area. Tire tracks were able to be photographed as evidence in that crime. Two other thefts were reported in the general vicinity the night before. The first found two tires and wheels taken off of a 1987 Cutlass from a car on Jacob McKie Road, and a second report found two tires and wheels removed from a Oldsmobile on the nearby 100 block of Community Road. Investigator Doran said they are investigating to see if the crimes are related. Mr. Smith was the focus of a recent report when he ran from deputies when they attempted to serve a bench warrant for his arrest in January. Smith, reports indicated, ran into a tree while fleeing arrest. ©
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