Lowndes County Deputies Make One Arrest in Scrap Metal Theft

Investigators were still searching for 29-year-old Travis Logan Blanton.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Lowndes County deputies make one arrest in a Valentine’s Day scrap metal theft.

42-year-old Shawn McDill was charged with burglary.

He was taken into custody Tuesday night.

McDill remained in the Lowndes County jail.

Investigators were still searching for 29-year-old Travis Logan Blanton.

The two men were accused of breaking into P&R Scrap Metal on Highway 45.

If you know where Blanton is, call Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 1(800)530-7151 or use the P3 Tips App.

Courtesy: www.wcbi.com

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