Sheriff: Suspect charged with stealing firearm following ICSO investigation

FROM STAFF REPORTS

A suspect was charged with breaking into a neighbor's vehicle and stealing a firearm following an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff Darren Campbell announced the arrest of Jasper Raheim Henderson, 21, of Pondview Road, Mooresville, in a press release.

ICSO deputies responded to a residence on Rebel Hill Lane on Saturday, June 16, after receiving a report of a theft.

When officers arrived at the home, they encountered the victim, who reported that several items, including a shotgun, were missing from his home, Campbell said.

While canvassing the area, officers spotted a trail leading from Rebel Hill Lane to Pondview Road that had recently been walked on, according to the news release. Deputies followed the path directly to a residence on Pondview Road.

When they knocked on the door, they met and spoke with Henderson, who indicated he had a weed eater and a chainsaw belonging to the victim, the sheriff said.

Detective Davidson investigated the incident and spoke with Henderson, who confessed to stealing the victim's items, according to the news release.

Henderson was charged with felony breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, theft of a firearm and misdemeanor theft. He was taken to the Iredell County Detention Center, where Magistrate H. Callejas set his bail at $2,500.